According to various sources, there are several significant human rights issues in the Philippines, including:

• Unlawful or arbitrary killings: There are credible reports of extrajudicial killings by and on behalf of the government and non-state actors.

• Forced disappearance: There are reports of forced disappearance by and on behalf of the government and non-state actors.

• Torture: There are reports of torture by and on behalf of the government and non-state actors.

• Arbitrary detention: There are reports of arbitrary detention by and on behalf of the government and non-state actors.

• Serious problems with the independence of the judiciary: There are serious problems with the independence of the judiciary.

• Arbitrary and unlawful interference with privacy: There are reports of arbitrary and unlawful interference with privacy.

• Serious abuses in a conflict: There are serious abuses in a conflict, including unlawful civilian deaths, enforced disappearances or abductions, torture and physical abuses, and unlawful recruitment or use of child soldiers by terrorists and groups in rebellion against the government.

• Serious restrictions on freedom of expression and media: There are serious restrictions on freedom of expression and media, including violence, threats of violence, and unjustified arrests or prosecutions of journalists, and the use of criminal libel laws.

• High-level and widespread government corruption: There is high-level and widespread government corruption.

• Serious government restrictions on or harassment of domestic human rights organizations: There are serious government restrictions on or harassment of domestic human rights organizations[[1]](https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-c...