At least 1,240 women persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) have signed a petition demanding the return of their money and the abolition of the prison’s trust fund system after an audit reportedly found up to P7 million in funds sent by their families...
The installation of 93 farmers on the 68.1-hectare piece of land Hacienda Tinang in Concepcion town, Tarlac province is a result of the community’s collective action and “not due to anyone’s goodwill”, a peasant leader said. “We owe this installation to...
Human rights groups on April 2 sounded the alarm over the increasing cases of abduction of activists and victims of enforced disappearances under the Marcos Jr. administration. In a ‘Sunset Gathering’ at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, led by the Free Jonas Burgos...
The well-lit conference room, adorned with Christmas garlands, helped ease the anxiety of those who would tell their stories to Ian Fry, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change. It was the...
Various infrastructure and reclamation projects will destroy marine biodiversity in Gubat Bay, which is a breeding ground for king crab larvae, and will affect the livelihood of hundreds of fisherfolk.
The farmers were set to harvest the palay, but a super typhoon hit Luzon on the same week. On September 25, Typhoon Karding (international name: Noru) destroyed 148,091 hectares of farmlands in the northern Philippines, affecting nearly 89,000 farmers and fisherfolk.
Labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), along with several rights groups welcomed the Court of Appeal’s issuance of the privilege of the writ of amparo for missing labor organizers Elizabeth “Loi” Magbanua and Alipio “Ador” Juat, who were last seen in Valenzuela City on May 3.
Human rights groups demanded a local court to immediately issue a release order for three political activists – including Reina Mae Nasino, whose newborn child died weeks after being separated from her.
Migrante International appealed to the government to look into the cases of Filipino migrant workers who are on death row in foreign countries.
On Sept. 1, human rights and indigenous people’s groups marked the 7th year of the bloody Lianga massacre with a renewed call for justice for the slain tribal leaders.