HR inSIGHTS
Human Rights News Delivered Weekly.
November 2021
#ParaSaBata: Mag-Request ng Libreng Komiks at Poster mula sa PhilRights
by PhilRights Staff Bilang bahagi ng paggunita ng National Children’s Month sa parating na Nobyembre at pagpapatuloy na pagsusulong ng karapatan ng mga bata, inaanyayahan ng Philippine Human Rights Information Center ang mga organisasyon, grupo, [...]
October 2021
Prof. Nymia Pimentel-Simbulan: We are in a human rights crisis with manifold impacts in the years to come
Remarks of Prof. Nymia Pimentel-Simbulan, Executive Director of the Philippine Human Rights Information Center (PhilRights) and Chairperson of the Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA) during The Killing State: Confronting the Normalization of State [...]
Explainer: Ang United Nations Human Rights Council at Kampanya para sa Karapatang Pantao
by Ian Deleyus Nitong Setyembre 13 hanggang Oktubre 8 ay ginanap ang ika-48 sesyon ng United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Isa sa mga napag-usapan dito ay ang patungkol sa teknikal na kooperasyon at capacity-building [...]
Right to Health in a Pandemic: CHR Cites Inadequacies in Philippine Government Response
by Wyanet Alcibar The Philippine government falls short in protecting the right to health of citizens in a pandemic. In its 2020 Annual Report on the Human Rights Situation in the Philippines, the Commission on [...]
[Part 2] Desperate Solutions for Desperate Times: CHR Reports on Economic, Social, Cultural Rights in Pandemic-Ravaged 2020
by Isaiah Castro Part 2: Putting off Priorities? Education and Environment at Stake “We declare our victory over COVID-19, the destroyer of our lives, economy, way of life, and society,” Education Secretary Leonor Briones proclaimed [...]
[Part 1] Desperate Solutions for Desperate Times: CHR Reports on Economic, Social, Cultural Rights in Pandemic-Ravaged 2020
by Isaiah Castro Part 1: National Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights at an All-time Low The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) released in August its annual report on the country’s human rights situation for 2020. [...]