Friday, April 24, 2026

Duterte’s Lawyer Is Right About the ICC Seeking Relevance. He's Just Wrong About Why.

NEWS ANALYSIS: The ICC handed drug war families something no Philippine court ever did: a real shot at…

Apr 23, 2026

This Group Helped Put Duterte's Words on Trial at the ICC

Most Filipinos have never heard of No Peace Without Justice. But for nearly a decade, this Rome-based advocacy group…

Apr 22, 2026

If The Hague Can't Help, Can Manila?

A ruling against the ICC's jurisdiction on the Duterte case would leave thousands of Filipino families with few…

Apr 21, 2026

Duterte’s Lawyer Is Right About the ICC Seeking Relevance. He's Just Wrong About Why.

NEWS ANALYSIS: The ICC handed drug war families something no Philippine court ever did: a real shot at…

Apr 23, 2026

Hundreds Are Still Being Killed in Drug War. What’s Stopping the Marcos Government from Doing the Right Thing?

A landmark summit in 2024 asked the government to treat illegal drugs not as a crime problem but…

Apr 10, 2026

From ‘Warfare’ to Welfare: Project Aims to Change the Way Filipinos View and Talk About Drug Use

In a first, the Philippines launches community-led harm reduction modules that recognize the human rights of drug users…

Apr 7, 2026

Negros Burns, Again: Death of 19 in Army Raid Raises Hard, Familiar Questions

Nineteen people are dead and hundreds displaced after a military operation in Negros Occidental. The military called it…

Apr 23, 2026

Duterte’s Lawyer Is Right About the ICC Seeking Relevance. He's Just Wrong About Why.

NEWS ANALYSIS: The ICC handed drug war families something no Philippine court ever did: a real shot at…

Apr 23, 2026

Stark Warning from Amnesty on the State of Human  Rights

Amnesty International paints a mixed picture of the Philippines, where rights abuses persist Ritz Lee Santos III, Amnesty…

Apr 22, 2026

Duterte’s Lawyer Is Right About the ICC Seeking Relevance. He's Just Wrong About Why.

NEWS ANALYSIS: The ICC handed drug war families something no Philippine court ever did: a real shot at…

Apr 23, 2026

This Group Helped Put Duterte's Words on Trial at the ICC

Most Filipinos have never heard of No Peace Without Justice. But for nearly a decade, this Rome-based advocacy group…

Apr 22, 2026

If The Hague Can't Help, Can Manila?

A ruling against the ICC's jurisdiction on the Duterte case would leave thousands of Filipino families with few…

Apr 21, 2026

Damning CHR Report Exposes Torture, Mistreatment, Neglect of Children in Government Facilities

A report by the Commission on Human Rights accuses the Philippine government of violating laws meant to protect…

Apr 9, 2026

Police Nab Thousands in Urban Poor Sweep; Lawyers, Child Rights Groups Call Arrests Illegal, Anti-Poor

Nearly 25,000 people were apprehended in two days. The police say it's about discipline. Critics say the numbers…

Apr 9, 2026

Remulla’s ‘Safer Cities’ Crackdown: Arrested Children Could End Up in Hell-Holes Like Bahay Pagasa 

Building on previous documentation by human rights groups, the Commission on Human Rights issues a report this week…

Apr 8, 2026

From Online Abuse to Real-World Harm: The War on Women Journalists in the Philippines

Women journalists in the Philippines are among the most targeted in the world, and the attacks online are…

Apr 16, 2026

'How Will We Read If We Are Being Raped?'

An 11-year-old girl's letter to President Marcos jr. went viral. Behind it is a small shelter in Camarines…

Apr 1, 2026

Appeals Court Overturns Rebellion Conviction of Child Rights Advocate

Ma. Salome Ujano’s acquittal is the latest blow to a security framework critics say is built on thin…

Mar 27, 2026

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From Online Abuse to Real-World Harm: The War on Women Journalists in the Philippines

Women journalists in the Philippines are among the most targeted in the world, and the attacks online are…

Apr 16, 2026

Court Upholds Cumpio, Domequil Terror-Financing Conviction

A TACLOBAN court on Friday affirmed the terrorism financing conviction of community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and lay…

Mar 27, 2026

Philippines' Terrorism-Financing Machine Is Breaking Down in Court. But the Damage Keeps Spreading.

NEWS ANALYSIS: A critical ruling due on Monday, March 23, could test whether Philippine courts will keep sustaining…

Mar 21, 2026

New Advocacy Hub Launched to Shield Human Rights Defenders

Kalasag taps a growing civil society coalition to protect activists, journalists, lawyers, and community leaders at risk A…

Apr 17, 2026

From Online Abuse to Real-World Harm: The War on Women Journalists in the Philippines

Women journalists in the Philippines are among the most targeted in the world, and the attacks online are…

Apr 16, 2026

Social Media Platforms Are Putting Human Rights Defenders at Risk: UN Expert

A new report by a UN Special Rapporteur finds that Meta/Facebook, X, TikTok, YouTube and other platforms  activists…

Mar 31, 2026

Marcos Taps Coal to Deal with Energy Crisis. Sound Move? Or Just a Habit That's Hard to Break?

IN CONTEXT: President Marcos has said he wants the Philippines to move away from coal. But by 2030,…

Mar 25, 2026

‘Mining Hell Week’: Communities Protest Destructive Mining, Urge DENR to Cancel Permits

Five groups demand the cancellation of permits for mining companies found to have damaged the environment as reports…

Mar 13, 2026

How Abusive Nickel Mining in the Philippines Destroys the Environment -- and People's Lives

AS TYPHOON #UWAN #FUNGWONG BATTERS 🇵🇭, here’s a reminder that it is not just the forces of nature…

Nov 9, 2025

Stark Warning from Amnesty on the State of Human  Rights

Amnesty International paints a mixed picture of the Philippines, where rights abuses persist Ritz Lee Santos III, Amnesty…

Apr 22, 2026

Medicine Prices in the Philippines Are Crazy High; Systemic Regulatory Failures Enable Runaway Greed by Distributors, Drugstores

CONTEXT CHECK: Layers of markups and taxes that push prices as high as 355%, a gutted generics law,…

Apr 14, 2026

Endless Workers’ Rights Violations: 105 Trade Unionists Killed; Thousands More Arrested, Harassed, Red-Tagged, Displaced

A preliminary report by Workers’ Rights Watch paints a grim picture of the state of labor rights in…

Mar 31, 2026

8 Things You Need to Know About the Philippines' Removal from the UN Child Rights Watchlist. And Why the Celebration Was Premature.

CONTEXT CHECK: The Commission on Human Right endorsed and celebrated the Philippines’ removal from the UN list of…

Mar 27, 2026

The Nameless Corpses of Sirang Lupa

Dead bodies, damaged lands, and the cost of getting used to everyday impunity JAKE IS 17. One day…

Mar 23, 2026

Unaddressed Crisis: How Abusive Kafala System Traps OFWs as US-Iran War Worsens

IN CONTEXT: Migrant groups are raising alarm about the kafala system in the Middle East, which ties Filipino…

Mar 14, 2026

Duterte’s Lawyer Is Right About the ICC Seeking Relevance. He's Just Wrong About Why.

NEWS ANALYSIS: The ICC handed drug war families something no Philippine court ever did: a real shot at…

Apr 23, 2026

This Group Helped Put Duterte's Words on Trial at the ICC

Most Filipinos have never heard of No Peace Without Justice. But for nearly a decade, this Rome-based advocacy group…

Apr 22, 2026

If The Hague Can't Help, Can Manila?

A ruling against the ICC's jurisdiction on the Duterte case would leave thousands of Filipino families with few…

Apr 21, 2026

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