Tag: Human rights
Young Filipinos brush up on martial law history with ‘road trip’
The "Road Trip” brought participants to places that defined the martial law period
Flowers for Lolas: Three decades of Filipino comfort women’s fight for...
There is a sense of urgency for Filipino comfort women to receive a formal unequivocal public apology and just compensation from Japan
UN rights office slams abuses in Philippines
The Office of the High Commissioner said that it “continued to receive allegations of human rights violations" by the police
To ban or not to ban books
How we perceive the millennial generation would help us accept that book banning is complex, multilayered and multidimensional
Philippine rights groups submit alternative human rights report to UN treaty...
In their report, Karapatan and women’s group Tanggol Bayi said “the human rights situation in the country has spiraled into a crisis"
Church, rights groups decry prolonged jail time for Manila activists
Activist groups said "state-sanctioned harassments" result in "much worse attacks," including the killing of activists
Missionaries tagged as rebel supporters get more support from religious groups
The Department of Justice has earlier filed charges against 16 RMP workers, including five nuns, for allegedly diverting funds to rebels
Troubled Waters: Fisherfolk suffer poor catch as gov’t dredging project begins
A project meant to help restore a major river in Aparri has wreaked havoc on the livelihood of local fisherfolk
Magna Carta for Filipino seafarers and bullying
The pending bills on Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers seek to institutionalize mechanisms to address harassment and bullying while on board the vessel
Victims of rights abuses remembered ahead of martial law anniversary
Fifty years ago, on Sept. 21, 1972, Ferdinand Marcos Sr. declared martial law, imposing a military dictatorship


















