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,…
The Philippines already carries a “Repressed” rating from the CIVICUS monitor, the second worst designation a country can receive. THE…
ANALYSIS AND A CALL TO ACTION: Alvin Aragon’s statements against LGBTQ people and parents are being dismissed as celebrity drama.…
NEWS ANALYSIS: A critical ruling due on Monday, March 23, could test whether Philippine courts will keep sustaining charges that…
The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers filed a petition before the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking emergency legal protection for…
The same apparatus of repression bearing down on journalists in the Philippines is also crushing the broader civil society, often…
By Carlos Conde Yesterday’s court conviction of Frenchie Mae Cumpio and Mariel Domequil has surprised many, especially since she was acquitted of…
By Carlos Conde This is unprecedented, I think: 14 European and western embassies in the Philippines have spoken out in support of…