[Opinion] UN expert recommends NTF-ELCAC abolition amid rampant red-tagging and media attacks

APHR to Marcos Administration: End Red-tagging, Free Human Rights Defenders, Act on UN Recommendations Now

JAKARTA, June 19, 2025 —ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) reaffirms the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression, Irene Khan’s report on her January 23 to February 2, 2024 visit to the Philippines. The report recognizes the courage and …The post APHR to Marcos Administration: End Red-tagging, Free Human Rights Defenders, Act on UN Recommendations Now appeared first on Asia Democracy Chronicles.

UN expert recommends NTF-ELCAC abolition amid rampant red-tagging and media attacks

MANILA — A year after her official visit,  United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the promotion of the right to freedom of opinion and expression Irene Khan reaffirmed her initial observations as she presented her full report on the Philippines before the UN Human Rights Council on June 18. At the end of her 10-day visit in the country in 2024, Khan presented initial findings on the state of free expression in the Philippines after meeting with v…