By JAZHEEL C. SARINO Indigenous peoples (IPs) in Mindanao continue to suffer inequality, discrimination, and violence despite making up a significant portion of the region's population. This was pointed out by lawyer Raymond Marvic Baguilat, senior lecturer and lead legal officer of the...
MANILA— Ginunita ng progresibong mga grupo ang ika-75 taon ng pagbuo sa 1949 Geneva Conventions at International Humanitarian Law (IHL) sa isang protesta sa Mendiola noong Agosto 19. Pinasinungalingan ng human rights group na Karapatan ang sinabi ni Pangulong Marcos...
Binatikos ng grupong Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) ang plano ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na magpatupad ng 60-araw na suspensyon ng rice imports simula Setyembre 1. Ayon sa grupo, desperadong hakbang ito para pagtakpan ang lumalalang krisis sa bigas na...
Ni JHONA REYES VITOR at RENALYN RAMIREZAltermidya Hinaras ng mga militar ang mga katutubong Dumagat-Remontado na lumahok sa protesta sa SONA noong Hulyo 28 sa Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City. Nakararanas ang mga katutubo ng paniniktik ng 80th Infantry Battalion...
Rights group Karapatan-Southern Tagalog is holding the military accountable for the killing of a civilian in Occidental Mindoro, calling it a “clear sign of widespread militarization and grave human rights violations.” The group condemned the August 1 killing in...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has reiterated the Philippine government's responsibility to uphold the rights and dignity of all persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). This comes in the wake of reports concerning the alleged mistreatment of detained...
While investigating the elements that led to the arrest—now lasting over five years—of Philippine journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) discovered a file riddled with inconsistencies—so numerous that it's difficult to understand how such...
by Tracy Ramos Altermidya has filed a formal complaint Wednesday, July 16, with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) regarding alleged mistreatment of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), including political prisoners Frenchie Mae Cumpio and Marielle...
She is a mother shaped by silence, grief, and prayer—one who has spent eighteen years searching not only for her missing son, but for the meaning of justice itself. What began as a cry for punishment has slowly transformed into a quiet but radical conviction that...
A human rights group decried the detention of eight individuals and the disappearance of three others following a military and police operation in Agusan del Sur. In a statement, Karapatan Southern Mindanao said nine people — identified as Charisse Bernadine Bañez,...
Religious leaders and human rights advocates have renewed their appeal for the acquittal of Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP) lay worker Marielle Domequil and journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, who have been detained since their arrest in 2020. Domequil...
The search for missing Lumad activist Genasque Enriquez has entered its tenth day, with human rights groups condemning the military’s refusal to acknowledge inquiries regarding his whereabouts. Enriquez, a prominent Lumad leader, was reportedly arrested on March 2,...
The groups raised concerns about the nature of the surveillance mission and how many similar operations had been authorized