July 19, 2023 Dear friends and colleagues, Greetings of peace! On January 9, 2023, Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court Branch Presiding Judge Aimee Marie B. Alcera acquitted ten human rights defenders — Karapatan National Council members Elisa Tita Lubi, Cristina Palabay, Roneo Clamor, Gabriela Krista Dalena, Dr. Edita Burgos, Jose Mari Callueng and Fr. Wilfredo … Continue reading Urgent appeal for action on the judicial harassment against Filipino human rights defenders and attacks on the integrity and independence of judges in the Philippines