Accountability for Duterte-era killings: The Philippines’ National Police Commission backed a Church- and civil society-led “EJK Truth Commission” to investigate extrajudicial killings tied to Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug campaign, framing it as a path to institutional healing and stronger trust. Civic oversight in impeachment: A student, lawyer, and civil society coalition launched “Bantay Senado” to monitor Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, pushing for constitutional, fair, impartial, and transparent proceedings. Civil space under pressure in Hong Kong: CIVICUS warned Hong Kong’s security laws are being used to target activism and chill civic freedoms, citing arrests and prosecutions of critics and concerns over conditions for political prisoners. Human rights and religion debate: A rights-focused explainer argues freedom of religion should include freedom from religion, stressing the line between coercion and coexistence. Anti-LGBTQ backlash in Ghana: Ghana’s Parliament passed an expansive anti-LGBTQ bill with human rights groups alleging it was rushed without quorum, raising prison penalties for same-sex conduct and related support. Nigeria child nutrition funding gap: Nigeria’s Child Nutrition Fund is short on state counterpart contributions, with 16 states yet to fund life-saving anaemia and malnutrition interventions. Grassroots food resilience: In the Philippines, a “rescue-buy” initiative helped farmers sell tens of thousands of kilos of vegetables during a price crash, linking producers to institutional buyers. Protest over school abductions in Nigeria: Teachers and residents in Oyo (and demonstrations in Oyo/Ogun) protested ongoing school kidnappings, with schools shut as the Nigeria Union of Teachers called for action.