Malacañang has slammed the annual Amnesty International (AI) report which it considered as a "cut-and-paste collection of recycled issues and arguments" on human rights violations in the country used by critics of the Duterte administration. This picture taken on October 29, 2016 shows police...
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban have ordered airlines in Afghanistan to stop women from flying unless accompanied by a male relative, in the latest crackdown on basic human rights by the country's new rulers since seizing power. The hardline Islamists have imposed sweeping restrictions on...
The Manila Critics Circle (MCC) and Academics Unite for Democracy and Human Rights (AUDHR) on Wednesday, March 23, decried the red-tagging and vandalism of two bookstores, Popular Bookstores and Solidaridad Bookshop. (Photo courtesy of Popular Bookstore / Facebook) On Tuesday, March 22, owner and...
SHANGHAI, China – Li Meng is a devoted mother trying to support her two-year-old daughter, but in the eyes of Chinese society and the state, she is almost a second-class citizen. Millions of single mothers like her have it rough in a country where out-of-wedlock births are frowned upon, and...
Five of Vice President Leni Robredo’s senatorial candidates vowed to uphold women’s rights and push for their agenda if they are elected in May 2022 polls as they greeted women all over the world on International Women’s Day. Team Leni-Kiko during the campaign rally in General Trias, Cavite...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said that her campaign for the welfare of women would not slow down despite the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the different conflicts overseas. Senator Risa Hontiveros (Photo courtesy of Hontiveros Office) Hontiveros made the statement as the entire world...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The UN Human Rights Council voted Monday to hold an urgent debate about Russia's deadly invasion of Ukraine at Kyiv's request, amid widespread international condemnation of Moscow's attack. Ukraine's request to hold an urgent debate at the council in Geneva was supported by...
Youth-led organizations in the Philippines coacted and launched a 10-point electoral agenda for children and young women in the country through a campaign called HIJAlalan 2022: Tungo sa Pamahalaang Makabata’t Makababae on Thursday, Feb. 24. Among the youth organizations who participated were the...
Senatorial candidate and human rights lawyer Harry Roque said that President Duterte's signature drug war should be continued by the next administration as it has reduced the crime rate in the country significantly. Senatorial candidate and former Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (MANILA...
Election watchdog Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) has called on the Commission on Election (Comelec) to ensure that constitutional rights are upheld in the implementation of "Oplan Baklas." (LENTE Philippines Facebook page) "We enjoin Comelec to ensure that in the implementation of the...
Bayan Muna Party-list has filed on Monday, Feb, 21, House Resolution (HR) 2496 to condemn and to pursue a congressional inquiry on the allegedly unconstitutional arrest and detention of Dr. Maria Natividad Castro by the Philippine National Police (PNP). Dr. Ma. Natividad Marian S. Castro Formally...
Malacañang on Monday, Feb. 21, said the issues on human rights in the Philippines raised by the European Union (EU) Parliament are being used by critics of President Duterte to influence the outcome of the upcoming national elections. European Union flags fly outside the European Commission...
