,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hcac ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #ag1 #bjbj ,ms4 ,wild 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,ms4 ,haaland1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,levin of ,michigan1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 and ,ms4 ,bonamici7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to suspend the provision of security assistance to the ,philippines until the ,government of the ,philippines has made certain reforms to the military and police forces1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,philippine ,human ,rights ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,u4,s4 ,state ,department's #bjai ,human ,rights ,report on the ,philippines states ,there were numerous reports of government security agencies and their informal allies committed arbitrary or unlawful killings in connection with the government directed campaign against illegal drugs44 ,the ,report goes on to state1 ,government mechanisms to investigate and punish abuse and corruption in the security forces were poorly resourced and remained largely ineffective4 ,the ,united ,nations ,office of the ,high ,commissioner on ,human ,rights in its annual report for the #ddth ,session of the ,human ,rights ,council concluded that there is long-standing overemphasis on public order and national security at the expense of human rights has become more acute in recent years1 and there are concerns that the vilification of dissent is being increasingly institutionalized and normalized in ways that will be very difficult to reverse24 7#b7 ,the ,united ,states continues to provide support via security assistance to the administration of ,philippines ,president ,duterte1 whose brutal ,drug ,war and other campaigns have taken the lives of over #cj1jjj urban poor1 peasants1 workers1 indigenous and environmental activists as well as human rights defenders1 religious leaders1 and peace advocates4 7#c7 ,government agencies of the ,philippines report #d1idh suspected drug users and dealers1 including #fj children1 died during police operations from ,july #a1 #bjaf to ,september #cj1 #bjah1 and according to ,human ,rights ,watch1 the ,philippine ,national ,police 7,,pnp7 have reported #bb1ihc deaths remain classified as homicides under investigation since the ,drug ,war began4 7#d7 ,as of ,april #bjbj1 the ,alliance for ,advancement of ,people's ,rights 7,karapatan7 has documented #cjh extrajudicial political killings1 #dci victims of attempted politically motivated killings1 #bad victims of torture1 around #b1ejj victims of illegal arrests1 over #ajj1jjj victims of threats and harassments1 and nearly half a million internal refugees under the ,duterte administration4 7#e7 ,more than #af mayors and vice mayors have been killed since ,president ,duterte took office1 and ,duterte has personally spoke blatantly in press conferences advocating for the killing of ,catholic bishops during a period where three ,catholic priests were assassinated4 7#f7 ,labor leaders and legislators have also been amongst those attacked by the administration1 with #cj labor leaders killed1 #c labor leaders being held as political prisoners1 and ,senator ,leila ,de ,lima who has been a staunch critic of the drug war killings having been detained for over #b years4 7#g7 ,the international ,,ngo ,global ,witness has declared the ,philippines to be the deadliest country in the world for defenders of human rights1 the environment1 and natural resources1 with #ac environmentalists1 #ed indigenous people1 and #bjg farmers and peasants extrajudicially killed since ,duterte took office in #bjaf4 ,included in the targeting of environmental activists was ,american citizen1 ,brandon ,lee1 who was subjected to an assassination attempt on ,august #f1 #bjai4 ,brandon has been subjected to repeated threats and harassment by the ,philippine military due to his advocacy relating to the land and rights of indigenous people in ,ifugao province and the surrounding ,cordillera region of the ,philippines4 ,while ,brandon ,lee survived the attack1 he has been left paralyzed and his assailants have not been brought to justice4 7#h7 ,it is widely recognized that the ,duterte administration silences dissent and the press4 ,the ,state ,department's #bjai ,report states1 ,government harassment of some media outlets occurred1 however1 and polls suggested many ,filipinos consider it dangerous to publish information critical of the administration4 ,in ,may #bjbj1 ,,abs-,,cbn1 one of the ,philippines' two major sources of news1 and an occasional critic of ,duterte's policies1 was forced off air due to the denial of a franchise license by the ,congress of the ,philippines1 at the behest of the ,duterte administration4 ,similarly1 ,maria ,ressa1 a vocal critic of the ,duterte administration1 ,times ,magazine's ,person of the ,year #bjah recipient1 and founder of the digital news site ,rappler was convicted of cyber libel in ,june #bjbj4 ,in ,july #bjbj1 the ,duterte administration signed the ,anti-,terrorism ,act of #bjbj into law4 ,countless ,filipino and international commentators1 including fifty ,u4,s4 ,representatives have warned that the law will be used to further target critics and silence dissent4 7#i7 ,the ,united ,states continues to arm state security forces of the ,philippines4 ,despite clear documentation of abuses and international condemnation1 in ,april #bjbj1 the ,united ,states announced a pair of arms sales totaling #b1jjj1jjj1jjj for items including hellfire missiles and attack helicopters4 ,in ,july #bjbj1 the ,united ,states announced an additional sale of #abf1jjj1jjj worth of assault boats and armaments4 #c4 ,suspension of security assistance 7a7 ,suspension of security assistance ,no ,federal funds are authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to provide assistance for the police or military of the ,philippines1 including assistance in the form of equipment or training until the date described in subsection 7d74 7b7 ,loans from multilateral development banks ,the ,president shall instruct ,united ,states representatives at multilateral development banks to vote against providing any loans to the police or military of the ,philippines4 7c7 ,report required ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,inspectors ,general of the ,department of ,state and ,department of ,defense shall jointly submit to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate a report that-- 7#a7 specifies all forms of security assistance or loans made available to the ,philippine ,national ,police or the armed forces of the ,philippines1 including any organizations or individuals operating with the authority of the ,philippine ,national ,police or the armed forces of the ,philippines1 by the ,united ,states or by multilateral development banks during the period beginning ,january #a1 #bjaf1 and ending on the date of the submission of the report2 7#b7 contains all reports generated by recipients of ,united ,states security assistance or loans from multilateral development banks to the ,philippines with respect to the use1 investment1 or transfer of such assistance or loans2 and 7#c7 details any and all misuses of security assistance and loans during the period beginning ,january #a1 #bjaf1 and ending on the date of the submission of the report by the ,philippine ,national ,police1 the armed forces of the ,philippines1 or any affiliated groups or individuals1 such as extrajudicial killings1 intimidation of political opponents1 illegal sales under ,philippine or international law1 or misappropriation4 7d7 ,conditions for lifting suspension of assistance ,the suspension of security assistance under subsection 7a7 shall terminate on the date on which the ,secretary of ,state certifies to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate that the ,government of the ,philippines has-- 7#a7 7 investigated and successfully prosecuted members of military and police forces who have violated human rights1 ensured that the military and police cooperated in such cases1 and affirmed that such violations have ceased2 7#b7 withdrawn the military from involvement in domestic policing activities1 in accordance with the ,philippine ,constitution and ensured that all domestic police functions are separated from the military chain of command and are instead directly responsible to civilian authorities2 7#c7 established that it effectively protects the rights of trade unionists1 journalists1 human rights defenders1 critics of the government1 and other civil society activists to operate without interference2 7#d7 taken effective steps to guarantee a judicial system that is capable of investigating1 prosecuting1 and bringing to justice members of the police and military who have committed human rights abuses2 and 7#e7 fully complied with domestic and ,united ,states audits and investigations regarding the improper use of prior security assistance4