Justice remains elusive for detained human rights activists, including journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, who contends the charges of illegal possession of firearms and financing terrorism against her have yet to be proven, as they continue to languish in jail.
"When youth are involved in matters relating to them or concerning them, decisions are better informed and hopefully, outcomes are more inclusive." —Sarah Jane Elago, former Kabataan Partylist representative (from UP IHR Human Rights Education in PH Public Forum)
The Marcos administration's efforts to rebrand to "Bagong Pilipinas" will be futile unless human rights issues are addressed, according to an alliance of human rights advocates.
Veering away from former president Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on drugs, representatives and experts from various sectors are urging the government to treat the drug problem as a "public health" issue to be dealt with a human rights-based approach.
Marcos did not cite any basis for the claim, data from the CHR show that cases of alleged human rights violations did fall in 2023 but not by 50%.
Anu-anong kundisyon ang ipinapanukala para payagan ang abortion? Alamin natin kay CHR Commissioner Beda Epres para sa ika-29 na episode ng What The F?! Podcast ng VERA Files.
Nakipagkwentuhan ang VERA Files tungkol sa usapin ng abortion kay Atty. Claire Padilla, tagapagsalita ng Philippine Safe Abortion Advocacy Network, para sa ika-28 episode ng What The F?! Podcast.
This is the fourth time Remulla skipped context regarding the jurisdiction of the ICC.
Attacks and abuses on human rights of Filipinos further proliferated in 2022 despite a new administration under President Ferdinand Marcos, according to the annual report of Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Ipinahayag ni Justice Secretary Boying Remulla kamakailan na hindi pa raw handa ang Pilipinas na magkaroon ng batas na magsusulong sa same sex marriage at anti-discrimination batay sa sexual orientation, gender identity, at gender expression. Pero kailan ba ang tamang panahon para magkaroon ng gender equality sa bansa?
