Amnesty International urged the government of the Philippines on Wednesday to cease using the country's anti-terrorism laws against development workers and human rights activists, and to halt its ...
Responding to news about the arrest and detention of Lejun Dela Cruz, Magsasaka political nominee and activist , Jepie Papa, ...
The Philippines in 2012 enacted a law on terrorism financing, the Terrorism Financing and Prevention and Suppression Act.
Philippine authorities are “filing baseless terrorism-financing charges” against civil groups and activists to facilitate the ...
The National Amnesty Commission (NAC) on Wednesday announced it has received over 2,000 amnesty applications through in its 19 Local Amnesty Boards (LABs). In a statement, it said four of its LABs ...
Credit: SOPA Images/Sipa USA/AAP Image The Philippines commemorates the 50th anniversary of the declaration of martial law. According to Amnesty International, over 70,000 people were imprisoned ...