Chel Diokno on Human Rights Trends and Prospects in the Philippines
by PhilRights Staff Chel Diokno, eminent human rights lawyer and one of the leading voices in the human rights movement, discussed the Philippines’ human rights situation before members of the Philippine Alliance of Human Rights [...]
Statement: #EDSA35 is a Reminder to Claim and Defend Human Rights
by PhilRights Staff Thirty-five years ago, the Filipino people showed the world that freedom and democracy can be won through nonviolent means. In 1986, we proved that toppling a dictatorship need not require shedding blood [...]
2020 International Human Rights Day: Stop the Violence, End Impunity
Philippine Human Rights Information Center's (PhilRights) statement on the 72nd International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2020. Today, December 10, we commemorate International Human Rights Day with an urgent reminder of the Philippines’ worsening human [...]
Rights-based Approach to COVID-19 Emergency Response: Highlights
Coronavirus image via Wikipedia Commons by PhilRights Staff The Department of Health (DOH) has reported 552 cases of COVID-19, with 35 deaths, as of today, March 24. Meanwhile, Congress has granted President Duterte’s request for [...]
MENSAHE NG XDI SA IKA-19 ANIBERSARYO NG PAGKAPASLANG KAY KA POPOY LAGMAN
Pebrero 6, 2020 Kami, mula sa Ex-Political Detainees Initiative (XDI) ay taos kamaong nagpupugay kay Ka Popoy Lagman. Labinsiyam na taon na mula nang siya'y mapaslang at hanggang ngayon ay patuloy ang paghahanap ng katarungan. [...]
2019: Taon ng Kahirapan, Karahasan at Panggigipit
Philippine Human Rights Information Center's (PhilRights) statement on the 71st International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2019. Sa paggunita natin ngayong Disyembre 10 ng Human Rights Day, nararapat lamang na iparating sa lahat ang kalunos-lunos [...]