human rights

The UP-DND accord just got terminated. Here’s why that matters

The chilling effects go beyond just allowing state forces to enter UP’s campuses when they please

Our democracy has always been at risk, but the pandemic may have made it worse

On Oct. 1, US research and advocacy group Freedom House published a report titled “Democracy…

‘Ano ang silbi ng wika kung patay na ang mga tao’: KWF commissioner quits over gov’t stab at press freedom

Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (KWF) commissioner and multi-awarded poet and screenwriter Jerry B. Gracio has…

“Are we safe in our homes?”: An unpopular opinion on police force from a concerned citizen

“My lawyer training tells me we should be safe. The constitution says so.” Lawyer-entrepreneur Benj…

Don’t use the pandemic as a sorry excuse to disregard human rights

While the government and various organizations are implementing extreme measures to flatten the curve, human…

Rights rundown: What you can and refuse to do when facing arrest

With the Philippines’ current extensive pro-military government, there may come a time when a cop…

In the killing fields of Negros, the lives of farmers and activists mean nothing

The murder of 72-year-old Bernardino “Toto” Patigas, a councilor seeking reelection in Escalante City, Negros…

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PH is 2017’s most dangerous country for environmental defenders in Asia

The Philippines has the highest number of land and environmental defenders killed in Asia last…

In case you didn’t know, this is what the CHR does

Human rights, as defined by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, are the “basic rights…