Asia-Pacific
Introducing Paul Belisario – IPMSD/The Philippines
September 17, 2022
Meet Paul Belisario, Assistant Global Coordinator for the International Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self Determination and Liberation (IPMSDL), a KAIROS solidarity partner. His work focuses on campaigns, mobilization and outreach on the themes of liberation movements and right to self-determination, land rights,…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
ICHRP calls for continued ICC investigation of Duterte’s crimes against humanity in the wake of government attempts to shield perpetrators
August 4, 2022
ICHRP calls for continued ICC investigation of Duterte’s crimes against humanity in the wake of Marcos government’s attempts to shield perpetrators by refusing to rejoin Refusal of the Marcos Administration to rejoin the ICC shields Duterte and his policies of…
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KAIROS joins ICHRP in calling on Canada to accompany Maria Ressa and other human rights defenders in the Philippines
July 26, 2022
Maria Ressa, a Nobel Prize laureate and journalist, faces ongoing criminalization by the Philippines government after losing her appeal against the false conviction of cyber-libel. KAIROS joins the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP-Canada) and numerous national…
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Letter of solidarity to partners after the elections in the Philippines
May 16, 2022
KAIROS and the United Church of Canada have written an ecumenical letter to partners in the Philippines expressing solidarity, witness and support in the aftermath of the presidential and vice-presidential elections on May 9. Our partners, including the National Council of…
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Voting for change and human rights in the Philippines
May 3, 2022
Filipinos go to the polls on May 9 to elect a new leader and government. This could be a moment for positive change, or a continuation of well documented human rights violations that have escalated under President Durante’s regime. The situation…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Call on the International Criminal Court to resume investigation in the Philippines
December 13, 2021
KAIROS and member churches and church organizations have sent an open letter to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, calling on him to re-open the investigation for crimes against humanity committed under the auspices of the War on Drugs in the Philippines. Such an investigation is needed to…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Musings from a hopeful: a commitment to witness in the Philippines
October 6, 2021
Many times, I have encountered the phrase “hope springs eternal” from colleagues and fellow advocates since I started working with church people, peace advocates and human rights defenders. This seems to be the rally cry for peace advocates who faithfully remain committed to achieving a just and…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Upcoming events in support of human rights in the Philippines
September 16, 2021
A special thank you to everyone who wrote to their Members of Parliament calling on the Canadian government to speak up in defense of human rights in the Philippines and to heed the recommendations of InvestigatePH. The third report of InvestigatePH was released this week in time for the 48th session of…
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TAKE ACTION to stop state-sponsored killings and human rights violations in the Philippines
August 24, 2021
Hundreds of thousands of Indigenous peoples, land and human rights defenders, and low-income people are being displaced, terrorized, jailed and killed in the Philippines by their own government. SEND A LETTER TO YOUR MP NOW!INVESTIGATE PH is documenting these abuses in a series of three reports. The second report, released on…
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KAIROS calls on Canada to heed recommendations of Investigate PH report
July 21, 2021
Holding the Philippines government to account for human rights violations KAIROS has recently joined thirty-five civil society organizations, churches and prominent individuals representing labour, youth, faith communities, human rights defenders, and the Filipino community in delivering a letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, expressing…
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Investigate PH releases 2nd report on escalating human rights violations in the Philippines
July 7, 2021
Yesterday, INVESTIGATE PH released its second report on human rights violations in the Philippines. The findings – which highlights escalating state-driven violence – are deeply alarming and demand urgent attention. The report is the second in a series of three…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
KAIROS condemns the killing of three Indigenous youth in the Philippines, and decries the loss of life
June 18, 2021
KAIROS joins partners, human rights organizations, churches and solidarity organizations from around the world in condemning the rape and murder of three Indigenous youth in Lianga town, Mindanao, Philippines, by the Philippines Army. As we call for justice and an end to this impunity, we grieve the loss of…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
For truth and accountability: Justice for the death of First Nation children in Canada
June 9, 2021
The International Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self-determination (IPMSDL), KAIROS partner in the Philippines, joins the utmost condemnation of the evidence of genocide towards Indigenous Peoples and First Nations of Canada with the recent discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Indigenous Rights
Solidarity Statement on the occasion of the May 2 Ecumenical Sunday of Lament in the Philippines
April 30, 2021
Respect and Protect God’s Gift of Life and Reject the Prevailing Culture of Violence and Death! Let us all Pray and Work for a Just and Lasting Peace. On April 28 and 29, 2021 the Asia Pacific Forum (APF) met in its annual meeting. …
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
À propos du premier rapport d’Investigate PH
March 24, 2021
La Coalition Internationale d’organisations civiles, politiques et juridiques (Investigate PH) qui a enquêté sur les violations des droits humains aux Philippines a finalement complété son premier rapport et l’a rendu public lors d’une cérémonie officielle tenue le 16 mars 2021. Ce rapport a dévoilé non seulement l’existence des cas graves…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, En français, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Investigate PH releases searing report to the UN on political repression in the Philippines
March 24, 2021
In its first report, released on March 16, Investigate PH warns of intensified political repression in the Philippines since the summer, fueled by the recently enacted Anti-Terrorism Act, and the brutal implementation of a National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict. The report, which is the first in a series that will be submitted to the UN Human Rights Council 48th Session in September 2021, also…
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Open letter calls on the Canadian government to speak out against killings in the Philippines
March 23, 2021
KAIROS was among sixty-five organizations in Canada (including churches, trade unions and Filipino associations) that sent an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling on him to publicly condemn the killings of human rights defenders in the Philippines. The letter responds to a series of military operations that took place during the weekend of March 4-7, 2021 in which 9 labour and Indigenous leaders…
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KAIROS decries recent raids and massacre in the Philippines
March 10, 2021
KAIROS is deeply concerned about the escalating human rights crisis and ongoing impunity in the Philippines. We join partners in the Philippines and civil society organizations in Canada and around the world in condemning the recent raids and massacre, now known as the Bloody Sunday raids….
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
KAIROS supports Global Launch of Investigate PH
February 1, 2021
Investigate PH is an independent, international investigation on human rights violations in the Philippines KAIROS joins churches and civil society organizations and leaders from around the world in participating in InvestigatePH, an independent global initiative concerned with the current state of human rights situation in…
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Ecumenical letter to Minister Garneau calls on Canada to respond to escalating human rights violations in the Philippines
January 29, 2021
KAIROS, the Anglican Church of Canada and the United Church of Canada, in solidarity with partners, the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) and the Ecumenical Voice for Human Rights and Peace in the Philippines (EcuVoice), have written a letter to the Minister…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights
Raising concerns about ongoing human rights violations in the Philippines
October 23, 2020
In solidarity with our partners in the Philippines, the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) and Ecumenical Voice for Human Rights and Peace in the Philippines ( EcuVoice), KAIROS, the United Church of Canada, and the Anglican Church of Canada have…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
KAIROS signs Unity Statement calling on UN Human Rights Council to investigate rights violations in the Philippines
September 18, 2020
“We will bear witness, and we will keep watch.” This is the central message of the Unity Statement for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights in the Philippines, signed by KAIROS and several international church organizations and institutions. This statement supports the recommendations of the United Nations High Commissioner…
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Continued action needed to end attacks against human rights defenders in the Philippines with killing of Zara Alvarez
August 24, 2020
Zara Alvarez, a brave, well-known human rights defender who worked with a member organization of KAIROS partner Ecumenical Voice for Human Rights and Peace in the Philippines (EcuVoice), was fatally shot in Bacolod City on the Negros Island on August…
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Take action to end attacks against human rights defenders in the Philippines
July 17, 2020
Over the last year the human rights situation has significantly deteriorated in the Philippines. The government has increasingly made use of the process of red-tagging, used to identify many human rights organizations as “front organizations of local communist terrorist groups.” The consequences of red-tagging are dire. Some…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
May 14: CNCA Webinar with KAIROS partners and federal MPs
May 10, 2020
On Thursday, May 14th, join KAIROS, KAIROS partners from the Philippines, and other members of the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA), including Development and Peace and the United Church of Canada, for a webinar during the Month of Action for Mining Justice. The…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
Women peacebuilders respond to COVID-19
May 6, 2020
Advising remote communities on how to protect themselves from COVID-19 and assisting women who are experiencing an increase in gender-based and domestic violence are a few of the ways that KAIROS’ Women of Courage: Women, Peace and Security partners are responding to the…
Post filed in: Africa, Asia-Pacific, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America, Middle East
Call for the release of vulnerable prisoners in the Philippines
May 4, 2020
KAIROS joins several Canadian development, human rights, solidarity and ecumenical organizations, churches and trade unions in sending a letter to the Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines urging him to work with his counterparts in the Philippines to ensure the release of the most vulnerable non-violent…
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Support for the National Council of Churches in the Philippines and their Lenten Call
April 8, 2020
Care and compassion for the poor, do not arrest or shoot them “A systematic distribution of food and other assistance are imperative right now. Again, our Lenten call, test more people and help the poor, do not arrest or shoot them,” Bishop Reuel…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
