This report was written by Emerlynne Gil, International Legal Adviser, with the research assistance of John Holschuh, legal intern. It was reviewed by Jill Heine, Senior Legal Adviser, Ian Seiderman, Legal and Policy Director, and Sam Zarifi, Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific. The ICJ thanks Attorneys Ricardo Sunga and Gregorio Tanaka Viterbo of the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG), Libertás Philippines, the Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA), Alliance for the Advancement of People’s Rights (Karapatan), the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHRP), and Assistant Secretary Geronimo Sy of the Department of Justice of the Philippines. This report will be made available on ICJ’s website.