ADVISORY: Human Rights and Climate Groups to Present Findings from International Solidarity Mission
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MEDIA ADVISORY
For Immediate Release
Human Rights and Climate Groups to Present Findings from International Solidarity Mission
When: Thursday, October 16, 2025, 11:45 AM
Where: Shalom Hotel Manila, 1660 L.M. Guerrero St., Malate, Manila, 1004 Metro Manila
Overview: Members of human rights and civil society organizations, along with delegates of the International Solidarity Mission organized by Peoples’ Rising for Climate Justice (PRCJ) and partner groups, will hold a press conference to present findings on the impacts of environmentally destructive projects, corruption, and militarization in indigenous and farming communities across Southern Tagalog, Leyte, and Negros Occidental.
The discussion will also address national human rights trends, including reports naming the Philippines among the most dangerous countries for defenders, as well as violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and related socio-economic and political issues.
The event is spearheaded by PRCJ, with support from international partners such as Asia Pacific Network of Environmental Defenders (APNED), Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self Determination and Liberation (IPMSDL), Oilwatch – Southeast Asia (OWSEA), People’s Coalition on Food Sovereignty (PCFS), Asia Pacific Research Network (APRN), Asia Peasant Coalition (APC), Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law, and Development (APWLD), International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP), Ibon International and local partners from Kalikasan PNE, Center for Environmental Concerns, KARAPATAN, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas, KATRIBU, PCPR, YACAP, and SOS Network.
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