Laughing Emojis Directed at Children Killed in ‘Drug War’: The Babaylan as Antidote If laughter at children’s deaths becomes normalized, then civil society must become louder in affirming their sacredness. rightsreport.org/laughing-emo...

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INTRODUCING: The website of Rights Report Philippines: rightsreport.org We will post on the site stories and updates as soon as they're ready. The site will be the main platform of Rights Report Philippines.

Grab Giveth and Grab Taketh Back -- with Astronomical Interest Philippine labor group slams ride-hailing giant’s 230% interest loans as predatory. It is legal but is it right? www.rightsreportph.org/p/grab-givet...

UN Experts Urged to Call Out Anti-Terrorism Frameworks by UN, FATF that Enabled Targetting of Journalist, Activists These frameworks played a role in the surge in the number of terrorism financing cases filed by the Philippine government over the years. www.rightsreportph.org/p/un-experts...

Reporting Opportunities at Rights Report Philippines www.rightsreportph.org/p/reporting-...

WHAT TO DO WITH BONG SUNTAY? EDITORIAL: File cases against him. Make it cost something to speak about women this way from a seat of power. www.rightsreportph.org/p/what-to-do...

WHY DUTERTE WILL BE TRIED AT THE ICC. AND WHY THAT'S STILL NOT ENOUGH. NEWS ANALYSIS by @carlosconde.bsky.social: The arguments for why Duterte trial will happen—and why it should—are overwhelming. But so is the argument that it will not be enough to end impunity in the Philippines. 👇👇👇👇👇👇

'I Killed for Duterte' “I thought we were doing something good,” said Edgar Matobato, one of the hitmen of the Davao Death Squad. He soon realized, he said, that many of the justifications for the killings were lies. www.rightsreportph.org/p/i-killed-f...

In this video interview I did nearly a decade ago, self-confessed Davao Death Squad killer Edgar Matobato recounts a grisly life of violence and carnage unleashed, he said, by Rodrigo Duterte. STORY & VIDEO WILL BE PUBLISHED AT 8:03 AM 02/27 MANILA TIME. open.substack.com/pub/rightsre...

Some takeaways from Duterte defense this morning: * No evidence to link Duterte to any killing * There is no “common plan” among co-perpetrators * Prosecution relied too much on “self-incriminating” Duterte speeches to show criminal intent. #DutertePanagutin #DuterteAtTheICC

DEDUTERTEFICATION: Purging the Duterte Virus Read my latest oped for the Philippine Daily Inquirer, where I reflect on the unsettling pride of his supporters and why we must stand against it. opinion.inquirer.net/190025/dedut... Also here: carlosconde.substack.com/p/dedutertef...

International Community Needs to 'Walk the Talk' on Accountability for Rights Abuses in the Philippines #drugwar #duterte www.rightsreportph.org/p/internatio...

I talk about the ICC hearing yesterday (Tagalog). Ano ang nangyari sa loob ng ICC kahapon, bakit may mga 'mini-Dutertes,' at bakit sila maka-diyos - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYfu...

Joel Butuyan's opening speech at the ICC yesterday is the anti-virus (against impunity) that every Filipino needs right now.

'ICC Is Good but Marcos Needs to Do More' Former Bayan Muna congressman Neri Colmenares says going back to the ICC is among the steps President Marcos can take if he's serious about accountability. #DutertePanagutin #NeriColmenares Watch the video: www.rightsreportph.org/p/watch-icc-...

As Rodrigo Duterte faces crimes against humanity charges at the ICC in The Hague this week, it's important to revisit and highlight the efforts of one man to bring justice to those murdered by the former president's Davao Death Squad.

Weeks before he died in May 2024, Father Amado Picardal wished that the feud between the Marcoses and the Dutertes would lead to the political demise of the Dutertes. The Priest, Duterte's Death Squad, and the ICC www.rightsreportph.org/p/the-priest...

My interview (in Tagalog) with Dr. Aurora Parong, co-chairperson of the Philippine Coalition for the International Criminal Court, on why ex-president Rodrigo Duterte needs to be held accountabile for the horrors of the "drug war." @rightsreportph.bsky.social www.rightsreportph.org/p/maraming-d...

@rightsreportPH founder and editor Carlos Conde is interviewed by DZMM's Christian Yosores and Victoria Tulad live from The Hague about the significance of the confirming of charges hearings on the case of former president Rodrigo Duterte, which begins on Monday.

WATCH this excerpt of my conversation with with @HRW's @me_vignoli on the case against Rodrigo Duterte.

BREAKING: ICC Grants Duterte Request Not to Attend Hearings The decision allows the high-profile proceedings against the former Philippines president to move forward in his absence. www.rightsreportph.org/p/breaking-i...

Duterte at the ICC; Bail Denied for Frenchie Mae Cumpio; Red-Tagging, Killings and Ongoing Impunity This Week on Human Rights in the Philippines 🇵🇭 www.rightsreportph.org/p/this-week-...

Why I take the ICC probe personally I’ve spent years documenting former President Rodrigo Duterte’s killing machine—first in Davao City in the 1990s, then nationwide during his drug war. opinion.inquirer.net/189835/why-i...

The Children Damaged by Duterte’s ‘Drug War’ @rightsreportPH: The harm the “drug war” did to children extends far beyond those who were killed. It produced a generation of orphans living in a state of profound psychological, economic, and social collapse. www.rightsreportph.org/p/the-childr...

Introducing: Nonprofit Human Rights Journalism in the Philippines The task of @rightsreportPH is simple: We cover the news, events, and issues that concern the Philippines through a human rights lens. carlosconde.substack.com/p/introducin...

Hundreds Murdered by Hitmen Inspired by Duterte's 'Davao Death Squad' The ICC trial of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is the necessary antidote to this contagion of state-sanctioned murder in the Philippines. #TagumDeathSquad substack.com/@rightsrepor...

Untouchable No More: As Duterte Faces ICC Charges, His Anguished Victims Cling to Hope for Justice rightsreportph.substack.com/p/untouchabl...

ICC to Philippine Law Enforcers: "Just Following Orders" Won’t Protect You from Justice rightsreportph.substack.com/p/icc-to-phi...

Sitting Philippines Senators, Ex-Justice Secretary, Ex-Police Chiefs Identifid as Duterte's Co-Conspirators in ICC Raps rightsreportph.substack.com/p/dutertes-c...

My first post-HRW oped. -- The same apparatus of repression bearing down on journalists is also crushing the broader civil society, often with deadlier consequences and far less international attention. opinion.inquirer.net/189657/cumpi...

It's a play on "Tsina" (China) and "senador" (senator) -- some Filipino legislators who bend over backward in supporting China over the West Philippine Sea issue. Tsinador, that brilliant new word coined - VERA Files verafiles.org/articles/tsi...

The people were angry. The streets were on fire. And a new regime was still trying to find its footing. It was just the right moment. The Birth of Bulatlat.com - by Carlos H. Conde carlosconde.substack.com/p/the-birth-...

RIP, WaPo.

Not to diminish the suffering or add salt to the wound of those affected by this decimation of The Post, but this is just as well. Because no oligarch should own a news outlet. How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post | The New Yorker www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...

Here's How to Fix the Crisis in Philippine Education carlosconde.substack.com/p/heres-how-...

Remarkable. -- Spain Offers Undocumented Migrants a Legal Way to Stay - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...

Did this interview with Gilbert Andres 3 months ago, after the ICC affirmed its jurisdiction on Duterte’s "drug war" crimes. Atty. Gilbert represents victims at Duterte's ICC trial. ICC vs Duterte: What the Court’s Latest Ruling Means for Victims of the 'Drug War' www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6Yl...

For the families of victims of the "drug war," the confirmation of charges against ex-president Duterte, scheduled in the ICC on Feb. 23, is a recognition that their grief and their losses actually matter. carlosconde.substack.com/p/duterte-in...

CROWDSOURCING: I'm looking for cases of patients who were detained or prevented from leaving their hospital or medical care facility for failing to pay their bill. Confidentiality assured. Email me via Proton at [email protected] or message me via Signal using this QR code.

Very welcome news. #LaborRights

Here's what's next for me post-Human Rights Watch. Carlos Conde 🇵🇭 Human Rights in the Philippines carlosconde.substack.com/about

PRESS FREEDOM CAN'T BE DEFENDED IN ISOLATION FROM THE BROADER ASSAULT ON CIVIL SOCIETY carlosconde.substack.com/p/press-free...

THE UNSPOKEN CONTEXT OF THE CUMPIO-DOMEQUIL CONVICTION carlosconde.substack.com/p/the-unspok...

THE PHILIPPINES' SIERRA MADRE NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED -- EVEN IF IT WORSENS FLOODING YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMeU...

AS TYPHOON #UWAN #FUNGWONG BATTERS 🇵🇭, here's a reminder that it is not just the forces of nature that devastate us -- folly and greed are just as destructive. How Abusive Nickel Mining in the Philippines Destroys the Environment -- and People's Lives www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvTr...

Good lord... #Uwan #FungWong

#TyphoonTino #Kalmaegi #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #NickelMining Philippines: Communities Should Not Be Sacrificed for Nickel Mining @ClimateRights International exposes the impact of nickel mining on communities in the Philippines.

This is a recording of the press conference on Nov. 4 in Manila to launch CRI's new report on the impact of nickel mining in the Philippines. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI1x...