Jose Molintas
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2018-086-011
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2018
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: 12.879721
Longitude: 121.774017
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Philippines
- From Region
- UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
- Assistant Secretary-General
- UN Treaty Bodies: CERD
- UN Special Procedures: Thematic
- Unclear
- Dates of prior UN action
- 4 May 2018; 8 May 2018; 18 May 2018; 8 June 2018;
- Type of record
- Named individual
- Gender
- Male
- Was the victim a foreign national?
- No
- Was the victim a minor?
- No
- Individual's/organization's activity
an Ibaloi human rights lawyer, former Asia representative to the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) and former CPA Chair and current Advisory Council member
- Type of rights defended
- Indigenous peoples’ rights
- Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
- No
- Reported trigger of reprisal
In addition to the above-mentioned United Nations human rights mechanisms, several of these individuals have engaged with the former United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations, the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, and the United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights.
- Engagement with UN body
- UN Treaty Bodies: UN Treaty Bodies - General
- Dates of engagement
- unclear
- Type of attempted engagement
- Unclear
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- February 2018
- Reprisal information
February 2018 petition of the Department of Justice to a Manila court in February 2018, seeking to declare the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army (NPA) as “terrorist” organizations under the Republic Act 9372 or the Human Security Act 2007 (the anti-terrorism law). The petition includes a list of over 600 individuals who are labelled as de facto “terrorists.” It is reported that among these are least 80 recognized human rights defenders, indigenous peoples’ representatives, and representatives of community-based organizations. This is the first time the Human Security Act of 2007 has been used against numerous activists.
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Defamation / Defamation campaign
- Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
- Alleged/likely perpetrators
- State actors
- Was the reprisal based on new legislation?
- Yes
- Does the report make general comment about country’s environment for engagement with UN?
- No
- Is the country cited for a "pattern of reprisal" in the context of this case?
- No
- Is a pattern of reprisals mentioned otherwise in the context of this case?
- No
- Does the report cite "self-censorship" as an issue in the context of this case?
- No
- How many times has the case been followed up in subsequent SG reports?
- 0