MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has underscored its commitment to advancing human rights through inclusive governance and country-led partnerships. At a panel discussion on “The Fourth ...

Amnesty International urged the government of the Philippines on Wednesday to cease using the country’s anti-terrorism laws against development workers and human rights activists, and to halt its ...

Leila de Lima, a lawmaker with the Mamamayang Liberal Party and human rights activist, called for urgent measures to be taken to end the practice of red-tagging in the Philippines on Saturday. De Lima ...

In these days of more agile yet more lethal forms of surveillance and use of force, there is greater necessity for the state to be reminded of its human rights obligations and the limits of its own po ...

Responding to the International Criminal Court confirming all crimes against humanity charges against former Philippines ...

The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday narrowly approved a resolution mandating a "comprehensive" international review of the Philippines drug war, which watchdogs say has killed more than 20,000 ...

The Philippines has been added to a global watchlist of countries that impose severe restrictions on civic freedoms. In its 2026 Watchlist released on March 25, CIVICUS Monitor noted “a deeply ...

Every Jubilee is a summons — an interruption of injustice and an invitation to begin again. In Rome, on the cusp of the Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope, a gathering called Pagtatanim — the Filipino ...

The French embassy released a statement emphasising respect for human rights as it rejected comments by Duterte. The French embassy released a statement emphasising respect for human rights as it ...

In December 2021, Typhoon Odette swept across the Philippines, flattening homes, killing hundreds of people, and displacing thousands. Entire coastal communities were left without shelter, clean water ...