Human Rights

Red tagging should have no place in universities.

By Josiah David Quising The Constitution itself recognizes the vital role of the youth in nation-building and mandates the State…

Panay Island synchronizes provincial resistance movements against corruption for #EDSA40

By Tiffany Xu On its second year as a special working holiday, thousands of Panayanons across the 4 provinces of…

‘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…