Amnesty International paints a mixed picture of the Philippines, where rights abuses persist AMNESTY International on Tuesday launched its annual…
The 43rd RFK Human Rights Award goes to the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers, whose members have faced killings, red-tagging,…
Kalasag taps a growing civil society coalition to protect activists, journalists, lawyers, and community leaders at risk A NEW national…
CONTEXT CHECK: Layers of markups and taxes that push prices as high as 355%, a gutted generics law, kickbacks to…
A report by the Commission on Human Rights accuses the Philippine government of violating laws meant to protect children. It…
Nearly 25,000 people were apprehended in two days. The police say it’s about discipline. Critics say the numbers reveal exactly…
Building on previous documentation by human rights groups, the Commission on Human Rights issues a report this week that says…
In a first, the Philippines launches community-led harm reduction modules that recognize the human rights of drug users and impart…
Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla says young people loitering after 10 p.m. will be arrested. Well-meaning, perhaps, but legally infirm. A…
An 11-year-old girl’s letter to President Marcos jr. went viral. Behind it is a small shelter in Camarines Sur —…