The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday, July 28, urged President Duterte to end state-sanctioned killings and uphold its international human rights obligations. (Photo from Human Rights Watch) HRW Senior Researcher Carlos H. Conde called out Duterte for "touting his accomplishments in the brutal...
As far as the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is concerned, food delivery and courier riders are covered by either the Labor Code of the Philippines or the contract or agreement they have with their respectively digital platform company, depending on the existence of an employer-employee...
Josephine Lucero, 56, a person with disability (PWD) has been fighting for workers' rights since the 1980s. She is an amputee and has been fighting for the causes she believes in while hobbling on crutches with other street protesters. Lucero and her daughter joined groups of protesters during...
Various groups joined the protest rally at the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) grounds in Quezon City on Monday, July 26, in time for President Duterte’s last State of the Nation Address (SONA). Protesters hold placards saying "ENDO30" at CHR grounds in Quezon City on Monday, July 26. (MANILA...
At least four United Nations (UN) entities will work hand-in-hand with the Philippine government to implement a three-year capacity building and technical cooperation program for the promotion and protection of human rights in the country. (L to R) UN Representative to the Philippines Gustavo...
The Philippines and the United Nations (UN) have launched a joint program that outlines mechanisms that aim to strengthen the country's institution and support its continued fulfillment of international human rights obligations, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. L-R: United Nations...
A total of 221 Filipino professors, academics, and education workers from various universities here and abroad signed a unity statement to call for an end to President Duterte's “misrule.” Academics Unite for Democracy and Human Rights The unity statement of the academic sector was released on...
Senior members of the House of Representatives lauded as victory for justice and rule of law the Supreme Court (SC) ruling that upheld the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the cases of crimes against humanity allegedly committed under the administration of President Rodrigo...
Even though she hasn’t decided about running as president next year, Vice President Leni Robredo already has an answer about the possibility of rejoining the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a member country. Vice President Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero/Manila Bulletin) She’ll have to think...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday declared that the Duterte administration is making “real progress” in human rights, specifically in the fight against illegal drugs, with its broadening cooperation and alliances with international institutions. Locsin made this...
The Philippine government should take advantage of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic to aggressively push for solutions to expedite the implementation of the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGa), environment groups and climate justice advocates said. Since the Philippine...
Ukraine Ambassador to the Philippines H.E Olexander Nechytaylo acknowledged Ukraine as "the birthplace to one of the world’s first legal documents defining and guaranteeing rights and freedoms of citizens" on the 311th year of the country's Pact of Rights and Freedoms. Constitution of Pylyp...
