Freedom of Expression Conference or FreeXP.con2 is second instalment of the Free XP.con including 7th Human Rights Pinduteros Choice Awards of the Human Rights Online Philippines held last 1-2 December 2017 in Quezon City that gathered 46 human rights defenders, journalists and bloggers. FreeXP.con2 will highlight the situation of freedom of opinion and expression (FoE)…
THE 8TH HR PINDUTEROS CHOICE AWARDS The HR Pinduteros Choice is BACK! The online event that recognizes human rights defenders’ online activities (Individuals and groups) that informed, inspired and mobilized the online readers to our common cause that is to promote, defend and assert human rights utilizing the internet as a tool. Online polling…
Philippines does not belong to UNHRC – iDEFEND The Philippines (Government) does not belong in the UN Human Rights Council and its membership must be rescinded or suspended for miserably failing to uphold human rights standards. The UN Human Rights Council should hold the GRP accountable to standards expected of members. The Duterte administration continues…
Isa-isa nilang inuubos ang maralita Tila baga masakit sa mata ang mga dukha Itinitimbuwang na lang ang mga walang-wala Gipit na nga’y ginigipit, dukha’y isinusumpa Iniisip bang krimen at droga’y di na lumala? Laksa ang pinaslang, kayraming nasayang na buhay Ang karapatang mabuhay ay hinayaang tunay Naglipana sa komunidad ang maraming bangkay Gamit ang kapangyarihan,…
Sa Panahon Ng Mga Halimaw ni Rene Boy Abiva H’wag kayong magpapagabi sa daan, iba na ang panahon ngayon, ‘di gaya noong aming panahon na kay sarap magtampisaw sa liwanag ng buwan; na kay sarap magtago sa dilim at maglaro ng tagu-taguan; na kahit abutin ka nang bukang-liwayway sa kasalan o lamaya’y ayos lang; na…
Labor Rights Group Condemns Brutal Dispersal of Banana Plantation Workers’ Strike; Demands Accountability of Sumifru and Its Cohorts in Duterte Government Labor rights group, Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) strongly denounces the violent dispersal of the workers’ strike at Sumifru Philippines Corporation in Compostela Valley. On October 11, 2018, 11th day of…
Legal recognition and protection of human rights defenders in the Philippines The Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP), a mission partner of the Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (AMRSP), respectfully submit this position paper to the House of Representatives Committee on Human Rights to support the enactment of a comprehensive and…
BALAY shows a film that merges past & present in remembering martial law The past continues to haunt nation even as it is once again confronted with a breakdown in the rule of law. This is a tragic commentary that was highlighted in the BALAY-sponsored showing of the film Respeto at the Cine Adarna Theater…
UN: Philippines, Eritrea Don’t Belong on Rights Council Competition-Free Slates Undermine Body’s Credibility, Effectiveness (New York, October 11, 2018) – United Nations member countries should oppose the candidacies of the Philippines and Eritrea for the Human Rights Council because of their egregious human rights records, Human Rights Watch said today. Serious rights violations in Bahrain…
Advocates, groups clamor for justice for Jennifer Laude on the eve of her 4th death anniversary Quezon City, Philippines – Led by Dakila through Active Vista, and Youth Against Sexual Harassment (YASH), various organizations and advocates gathered on October 10, Wednesday, at Cine Adarna, UP Film Center, UP Diliman, to commemorate the death of Jennifer…
A resounding call for genuine land reform Quezon City – “Secure our Land, Secure our Food”, a National Conference on the present trends on land grabbing was participated in by more than a hundred genuine land reform advocates from across the country on October 11, 2018 at Balai Kalinaw, University of the Philippines- Diliman. Spearheaded…
Sa Liblib Na Nayon ni Rene Boy Abiva Humahampas ang matalim na dila ng batis sa dibdib ng lumuting bato- banayad at payapa ‘to ngunit maya’t maya’y lumilikha rin nang maliliit-malalaking mga tilamsik na waring titis ng pugon umaalingawngaw sa papawirin ang tilaok ng mga tandang na wari’y nagbubunyi habang gumagapang ang papakubkob na…
Groups, family, advocates commemorate Jennifer Laude’s 4th death anniversary through Call Her Ganda screening Quezon City, Philippines – DAKILA through Active Vista and Youth Against Sexual Harassment (YASH) with UP Babaylan and Filipino Freethinkers, shall gather an audience today at Cine Adarna, UP Film Center, UP Diliman, from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm, to commemorate…
Joint Statement: Call for Asian Countries to End the Death Penalty and Respect the Right to Life (Bangkok, 10 October 2018) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM–ASIA) and 22 civil society organisations in Asia condemn the recent imposition of the death penalty by the Singaporean authorities on Abdul Wahid Bin Ismail,…
CALL HER GANDA documentary film on Jennifer Laude screens on the eve of her 4th death anniversary WHAT: Film Screening of CALL HER GANDA followed by a panel discussion; Candle lighting to commemorate Jennifer Laude’s death anniversary WHEN: October 10, 2018 | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm WHO: Organized by DAKILA through Active Vista, and…
Oras Na ni Rene Boy Abiva Dinggin mo ang bulong sa bayan na yaon- ang nakatutulig na iyak ng mga sanggol na gutom at uhaw ang animo’y kulog na lumagapak na atungal at alulong ng mga inang balo habang nakaluhod sa harapan ng mga batong santo at kahoy na krus. Nawa’y sa pagdampi ng…
The Dead Rivers (Ang patay na Sapa) I I wish I could pave back time white glossy stream flowing in rivers sigh how it reflects the wide stormy sky and birds’ song breaks the silent of night II And now, I no longer hear the birds hum sheer the noise of the flashing floods In…
Ang Puting Yeso At Ang Luntiang Pisara ni Rene Boy Abiva Umaga pa’ y anong sigasig nang ikinukuskos ni Titser Makabayan sa isa’t isa yaring ‘sang pulgada sa habang puting yeso sa waring gubat sa luntiang pisara sa silid-aralang ‘di niluma ng panahon sa ‘sang liblib na nayon ng ‘sang bayang nais maka-alpas sa tanikala…
On the dismissal of Usec. Joel Maglunsod An Affront to Struggling Workers; State Forces Cue for Intensified Worker’s Rights Violations The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) is dismayed, but not surprised over the sudden removal of Joel Maglunsod from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Duterte’s ascription of the workers strikes…
Artist group organizing film screenings in schools slams ‘red-tagging’ DAKILA, the artist-activist group behind the Active Vista Human Rights Film Festival, condemns the ‘red-tagging’ of the Duterte administration of schools, youth, artists and groups organizing Martial Law-themed film screenings. DAKILA, a group known to organize film screenings complemented with discussions on social messages of the…
Red October is Duterte-AFP plot to intensify crackdown on schools, impose dictatorship October 3, 2018 NUSP condemns the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for tagging 18 Metro Manila school campuses as communist recruitment grounds for the “Red October” ouster plot against President Duterte. The state uses the old and ineffective “red scare” tactics to…
TDC said DEPED is defensive, evasive in its statements in response to teachers’ seven demands While seemingly ignoring the protesting teachers who are now on its second week of camp-out at the gates of DepEd Central Office I Pasig City, the DepEd has continuously releasing statements since September 23, a day before the start of…
On AFP & Malacanang’s Statement Implicating Trade Unions in “Red October”: Ridiculous, Irresponsible and Sinister The Center for Trade Union and Human Right (CTUHR) slammed the statements made by AFP Chief Galvez and AFP Chief of Staff for Operations Brig. Gen. Antonio Parlade with Ms. Tina Monzon-Palma on September 21,2018, alleging that the issue of…
Philippines: Duterte’s two years in power a human rights calamity President Duterte has presided over a disturbing regression on human rights that has left the Philippines a more perilous place than when he came to power, said Amnesty International, ahead of his third state of the nation address marking the second anniversary of his presidency.…
Instead of investing in a life of dignity for the poor, the government pursues the path of killing and retribution Human rights advocates led by In Defense of Human Rights and Dignity Movement (iDEFEND) Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA) and Freedom From Debt Coalition (FDC) gathered as early as 10:30 Monday morning near…
