Press Statement Global Witness Report 2018 - Philippines, highest record of killings of Community Rights Defenders and green activists Protect Green Activists and Rights Defenders: Government must stop business activities abusing human rights Quezon City - Members of In Defense of Human Rights and Dignity Movement (iDEFEND) called on the Duterte administration to protect land rights defenders who are resisting destructive projects including mining, coal-fired power plants an

Quezon City - ATM is deeply frustrated that Duterte’s SONA has failed to address the issue of destructive mining. From being a priority in his first SONA, Mining has been a rhetoric of the Duterte administration, without any concrete action or resolution. In his fourth SONA this 2019, it did not even merit a cursory mention. Coming on the heels of the expiration of the mining contract in Brgy. Didipio, Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya, this silence on mining issues reveal the truth that

Ang mga tagapagtaguyod ng kalikasan at mga tagapagsulong ng karapatang pantao ay sinusuportahan ang pakikibaka ng Didipio Earth Savers Multi-purpose Association, Inc. (DESAMA) at Didipio-Watch laban sa mapanira at iresponsableng pagmimina sa Nueva Vizcaya. Noong nakaraang Hulyo 1, 2019, ang mga magsasaka at mga katutubo mula sa barangay Didipio, sa bayan ng Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya ay nag-organisa ng barikada ng mga tao upang ipatupad ang pagnanais ng mga mamamayan na ikansela a

#EndMininginDidipio anti-mining campaign has taken off! As we speak, communities in Didipio, Nueva Vizcaya are barricading the gates of OceanaGold Philippines Incorporated. The mining company's Financial and Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) has expired last June 20, 2019. Its operation's negative social, environmental, and water, and human rights violations has taken a toll on the lives of locals. Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) would like to ask for your support and possible c