Philippines: Sherwin De Vera threatened
Event- Country
- Philippines
- Initial Date
- Jul 18, 2017
- Event Description
Sherwin De Vera is a the coordinator of Defend Ilocos, a regional environmental network in north western Philippines affiliated with Kalikasan People's Network for the Environment. The organisation is currently leading a campaign against large-scale mining projects in the region that would be detrimental to local communities' right to a safe and healthy environment. The human rights defender is also a former human rights worker of Karapatan. On 18 July 2017, Sherwin De Vera was tailed by men in military uniforms when he visited Vigan City. On 19 July, the defender was informed by friends from the University of Northern Philippines that suspected military intelligence personnel had visited the university the previous day to ask the campus security department about Sherwin De Vera's recent visit to the university.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Man
- Violation
- Intimidation and Threats
- Surveillance
- Rights Concerned
- Right to healthy and safe environment
- Right to work
- HRD
- Community-based HRD
- Environmental rights defender
- NGO staff
- Perpetrator-State
- Armed forces/ Military
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 17.5704898
Longitude: 120.3873299
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 18 July 2017, Defend Ilocos coordinator, Sherwin de Vera, was followed by men in military uniforms in Vigan City. The following day, he learned that army personnel had enquired about his activities at the city's university after he visited their campus.