HR inSIGHTS
Human Rights News Delivered Weekly.
April 2019
Coconut farmers: Sawa na kami sa mga pangako
“Coco Farmer’s Trust Fund, Ipasa! Isabatas!” ang sigaw ng 75 magniniyog sa harap ng Malacañang noong ika-10 ng Abril upang kondenahin ang pag-veto ni Pres. Rodrigo Duterte sa Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Bill at [...]
The Manila Declaration on the Drug Problem in the Philippines
by Nymia Pimentel-Simbulan, Leonardo Estacio, Carissa Dioquino-Maligaso, Teodoro Herbosa, Mellissa Withers The Global Health Program of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), a non-profit network of 50 universities in the Pacific Rim, held its [...]
March 2019
#BabaengHRD: Women Human Rights Defenders Speak Up
by Diwa Villanueva and Luna Tapauan This International Women’s Day, we pay tribute to brave women who rose to the challenge of promoting and protecting human rights in their communities. These are people who are [...]
Be a Human Rights Defender: PAHRA Needs an Organizational Management Coordinator
The Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA), an alliance of individuals, institutions and organizations committed to the promotion, protection and realization of human rights in the Philippines formed in 1986, is looking for a [...]
Be a Human Rights Defender: PAHRA Needs a Project Coordinator
The Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA), an alliance of individuals, institutions and organizations committed to the promotion, protection and realization of human rights in the Philippines formed in 1986, is looking for a [...]
January 2019
EXPLAINER: Ano nga ba ang Right to Social Security?
by Napoleon Santos Nitong nakaraang taon, umugong ang balitang pitong taon na lamang ang itatagal ng pondo ng Social Security System (SSS) kung ipagpapatuloy nito ang dagdag na Php 1,000 sa benepisyong matatanggap ng mga [...]