‘POETIC JUSTICE’: Court Acquits Peasant Activist, Writer Amanda Echanis
By Juliane Judilla After nearly six years in detention, poet and peasant activist Amanda Socorro Echanis was acquitted of illegal…
Groups call for accountability in Duterte drug war forum
By Juliane Judilla Iloilo City — Lawyers, law students, and human rights advocates gathered on January 11 at the Little…
Phantoms of rivers and ranges: More dev’t aggression projects haunt Tumandoks
By Tiffany Xu A decade and more has passed since implementers have sought the fruition of a megadam structure by…
Youth Groups Denounce Red-Tagging, Military Surveillance of Environment Advocate
By Juliane Judilla Human rights and youth organizations in Western Visayas condemned what they described as continuing harassment, surveillance, and…
Tumandok Resistance: Seeking Justice in Korea Against the Jalaur Mega Dam
By John Ian Alenciaga, Coordinator, Jalaur River for the People Movement (JRPM), August 2025 PANAY ISLAND, PHILIPPINES – For over…
Killing of Two Elderly in Alleged “Encounter” in Iloilo, Denounced by Rights Group, Kin
By Juliane Judilla ILOILO, Philippines — Two elderly, Mateo Suarez, 72, and Roberto Cabales, 68, were killed in an alleged…
Slain Bacolod Activist Remembered on 5th Death Anniversary
BACOLOD CITY, PHILIPPINES – Friends, family, human rights advocates, and church groups gathered on Sunday, August 17, to honor the…
Charges Against Three Development Workers in Negros Dropped
ILOILO, Philippines – Branch 31 of the Regional Trial Court in Iloilo dismissed the charges filed against three development workers…
Progressive Groups Condemn Expansion of EDCA Sites Amid Human Rights Concerns
Progressive groups in the Philippines have vehemently opposed the expansion of Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites throughout the country,…
NUPL HONORED WITH THE 2024 EBRU TIMTIK AWARD
NATIONAL, June 14, 2024 – The National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) was awarded the Ebru Timtik Award in Manila…