“Anti-Terror” Laws in the British and Philippine Context

Pelican House
144 Cambridge Heath Road, London, E1 5QJ (view map)

Wednesday 15th October 2025 at 6:30 PM

Accessibility - Accessible Toilets, Step Free Access, Wheelchair Accessible

FREE to £10

“Anti-Terror” Laws in the British and Philippine Context

An educational discussion on the use of “anti-terror” legislation in the global context, and its impact on people’s movements.

This event seeks to build a deeper understanding of "anti-terror" regimes both here in the UK, and in the in the Philippines and how they are used by the state to disrupt people's movements and criminalise political expression and dissent.

In the UK most recently, we have seen the use of "anti-terror" legislation weaponised against the Palestinian solidarity movement. Researcher and member of the Anticolonial Communities Alliance Iida Käyhkö and Dr Asim Qureshi (Research Director at CAGE International) have been invited to discuss the histories of anti-terror legislation, and its impact on marginalised communities and international solidarity activists.

In the Philippines, the Anti-Terror Act (ATA) 2020 has played a key role in the government's counter-insurgency strategy aimed at ending the Filipino people's struggle for national and social liberation. In doing so it has been used to target civilians engaged in humanitarian and human rights work. Bernadette Ellorin from the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) will be speaking on the role of the ATA in the U.S. directed counter-insurgency strategy and in the suppression of political movements.

London Events Pelican House Social Discussion

The Lineup

Speakers:

Iida Käyhkö

Researcher & member

of the Anticolonial Communities

Alliance

Dr Asim Qureshi

Research Director,

CAGE International

Bernadette Ellorin

Global Secretariat,

International Coalition for Human Rights

in the Philippines (ICHRP)

Organised By

London-Philippines Solidarity

Organiser of “Anti-Terror” Laws in the British and Philippine Context

View Organiser Contact Organiser

Track your loved events in your profile or on the OutSavvy App

“Anti-Terror” Laws in the British and Philippine Context

An educational discussion on the use of “anti-terror” legislation in the global context, and its impact on people’s movements.

The Lineup

Organised By

Date

Tickets

Location

Download The App

Support

Add Event

Login

Register

Queer House Party does Brighton

Track your loved events in your profile or on the OutSavvy App

“Anti-Terror” Laws in the British and Philippine Context

An educational discussion on the use of “anti-terror” legislation in the global context, and its impact on people’s movements.

The Lineup

Organised By

Date

Select Date

Select an event time

Tickets

Location

Download The App

Support

Add Event

Login

Register

Queer House Party does Brighton