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Rights group calls for release of environmental defender in Quezon province

Karapatan said the arrest and charges leveled against Macapanpan are “reprisals on her advocacy work for the environment"

Church group welcomes dismissal of charges against Protestant bishops, rights defenders

PCPR said the charges were only meant to harass the Church leaders and the human rights defenders

New Philippine security adviser calls for end to ‘red-tagging’

The United Nations has noted that red-tagging has a pernicious effect on civil society and democratic space in the Philippines

HRW urges Marcos to ensure transparency in appointing members of human...

“President-elect Marcos should appoint commissioners with proven track records of defending human rights,” said Human Rights Watch

Myanmar’s Catholic bishops call on country’s military to respect places of...

“We strongly demand respect for life, respect for the sanctity of sanctuary in places of worship, hospitals and schools,” said the bishops

Photos: ‘Never again! Never forget!’

Families and friends of victims of human rights abuses during the years of martial law celebrate Independence Day with a gathering

Green activists call for probe into arrest of elderly environmental defender...

“The arrest of Daisy Macapanpan reeks of many irregularities,” read a Kalikasan PNE statement

Not only a legal triumph

The triumph in the Karen and Sherlyn case is not simply a legal triumph, but a spark that brings hope to the families of the missing

EU lawmakers find ‘serious risk of genocide’ in China’s repression of...

The EU condemned “in the strongest possible terms that the Uyghurs have been systematically oppressed by brutal measures"

Fighting disinformation ‘one Filipino at a time’

Martial law rights abuse victims vow to keep on telling the stories of "martyrs and heroes" until justice is truly served

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