HR inSIGHTS
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May 2018
Human Rights News Roundup: Week of April 29 – May 5
by PhilRights Staff Welcome to HR Insights, a weekly roundup of human rights news in the Philippines. This week... Labor Groups Reject Duterte’s EO on Contractualization President Duterte signed Executive Order 51 during a Cebu [...]
April 2018
“Makinig sa aming mga nais sabihin” – Street Children’s Congress 2018
NOTE: On February 16-18, 57 street-connected Filipino children gathered in Quezon for the 2nd Street Children's Congress organized by Bahay Tuluyan as part of its ‘Strengthening Children’s Rights Protection at the Grassroots’ project. Over three days, [...]
Human Rights News Roundup: Week of April 22-28
By PhilRights Staff Welcome to HR Insights, a weekly roundup of human rights news in the Philippines. This week... US State Department Report and European Parliament Resolution Express Grave Concern on PH Human Rights Situation [...]
#BigasHindiBala: Two Years from Kidapawan
By PhilRights Staff It has been two years since that hot day in April 2016 where drought-affected farmers demanding aid were violently dispersed in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato. The violence led to the death of [...]
Human Rights News Roundup: Week of April 15-21
By PhilRights Staff Welcome to HR Insights, a weekly roundup of human rights news in the Philippines. This week... Foreign Human Rights Activists Under Fire An Australian nun with a long history of human rights [...]
Human Rights News Roundup: Week of April 8-14
By PhilRights Staff Welcome to HR Insights, a weekly roundup of human rights news in the Philippines. This week... Deadly “Drug War” to Continue Under New Police Chief Newly appointed Philippine National Police chief Oscar [...]