Last month was a a busy one for the EU delegation in the Philippines, championing womens' rights - but 15 March also marked one year since the arbitrary arrest of Teresita Naul from northern Mindanao, a human rights activist member of the NGO Karapatan.
This is not an isolated case, but another episode of systematic abuse of human rights perpetrated in the Philippines - a consistent pattern that recently culminated in the Back our independent journalism by becoming a supporting memberGet EU news that matters
Simone Galimberti is the co-found of the NGO Engage - Inclusive Change Through Volunteering and blogs at Sharing4Good on social inclusion, volunteering, youth development, regional integration and the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia-Pacific.
Simone Galimberti is the co-found of the NGO Engage - Inclusive Change Through Volunteering and blogs at Sharing4Good on social inclusion, volunteering, youth development, regional integration and the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia-Pacific.