united nations special rapporteur
IBON welcomes UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan’s findings of PH restrictions on freedom of opinion, expression
February 2, 2024
The UN special rapporteur was clearly able to see through the staged and sanitized government narrative meant to hide how violations under the previous Duterte government are continuing under the Marcos Jr administration. The current administration adopts a human rights-friendly posture but Ms. Khan reminded how the Philippines is still the 8th worst in the world in terms of impunity.
Gov’t red-tagging undermines freedom of opinion, IBON tells UN special rapporteur Irene Khan
January 25, 2024
The effectiveness of IBON’s information and education work is critically dependent on the credibility of its research and analysis. The government’s red-tagging of IBON is attempting to undermine this credibility not just among the general public but among the specific governmental, civil society, school and private sector circles that we work in.
