Human Rights Groups give Duterte failing marks on 5th SONA Quezon City- Panelists on an online discussion on Thursday about the performance of the government in President Duterte’s 5th term, gave failing marks on its delivery of services and protection of human rights. Ms. Floreen Simon of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) said…
Laban ng lahat ang laban para sa Kalayaan; Laban ng lahat ang Karapatang Pantao Pahayag ng iDEFEND at PAHRA sa pagsasabatas ng Anti-Terrorism Act 2020 Sistematiko at walang pa ring tigil na pagkitil ng mga buhay upang panatilihin ang takot ng mamamayan; pagwasak sa kabuhayan ng manggagawa, upang tiklop tuhod silang magpapa samantala sa kapitalistang…
#HoldTheLine Online discussion about the implications on press freedom, freedom of expression, and human rights of the verdict against Maria Ressa and Reynaldo Santos Jr. Submit your contribution online through HRonlinePH@gmail.com Include your full name, e-mail address, and contact number. All submissions are republished and redistributed in the same way that it was originally published…
12 June 8am Mañanita ng mga Aktibista, hindi Terorista! Submit your contribution online through HRonlinePH@gmail.com Include your full name, e-mail address, and contact number. All submissions are republished and redistributed in the same way that it was originally published online and sent to us. We may edit submission in a way that does not alter…
Geneva and Manila, 02 June 2020 – The members of the Women and Torture Working Group, a joint regional initiative of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the Philippines Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA), express concern over the disproportionate impact Covid-19 is having on women. The social, political, and economic sectors, in which women…
Philippines: Proposed Anti-Terrorism Law will solidify abuse of State power (Bangkok, 2 June 2020) – The railroading of the Anti-Terrorism Bill in the Philippines will further erode human rights in the country, rights groups said today. The Asian Forum of Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and its member organisations Balaod Mindanaw, Dakila, Karapatan, LILAK (Purple…
KALMA: Mental Health sa Gitna ng COVID19 May 22, 2020 • Biyernes, 4PM Kasama sina: Edel Parducho Psychologist Medical Action Group (MAG) Malaya Lara Volunteer Psychometrician Medical Action Group (MAG) Dr. Julia Racquel Rimando-Magalong Epidemiologist, Pathologist, Board Member Medical Action Group (MAG) Submit your contribution online through HRonlinePH@gmail.com Include your full name, e-mail address, and…
Ibang Klase Onlayn talakayan tungkol sa edukasyon sa gitna ng CoViD19. Action and Solidarity for the Empowerment of Teachers (ASSERT) Teachers Dignity Coalition (TDC) KAISA-UP Student Council Alliance of the Philippines (SCAP) Submit your contribution online through HRonlinePH@gmail.com Include your full name, e-mail address, and contact number. All submissions are republished and redistributed in the…
Open letter to Department of Justice: Decongest jails in the Philippines to contain the COVID-19 pandemic To: THE HONORABLE MENARDO GUEVARRA, Secretary, Department of Justice Padre Faura Street, Ermita, Manila 1000 The Philippines 6 May 2020 Re: Decongest jails in the Philippines to contain the COVID-19 pandemic Dear Hon. Secretary Guevarra We, the Asian Forum…
Once a #HumanRights Defender, always a #HumanRights Defender Online discussion with Pinoy HRDs abroad amidst #COVID19 Submit your contribution online through HRonlinePH@gmail.com Include your full name, e-mail address, and contact number. All submissions are republished and redistributed in the same way that it was originally published online and sent to us. We may edit submission…
L.D.R. with OFWs. Let’s Discuss Rights with Overseas Filipino Workers. Online discussion on the situation of Filipinos abroad during the CoViD19 crisis. GUESTS/DISCUSSANTS: 1) Ms. Kris Bachiller, Switzerland 2) Ms. Myrla Baldonado, USA 3) Mr. Javar Manito, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 4) Mr. Mark Orcine, India 5) Ms. Liza Lopez-Pedersen, Sweden 6) Ms. Jasmin Sanchez,…
CoHRiD19 Comprehensive Human Rights Demands 19 Paglulunsad at Talakayan sa Labingsiyam na panawagan ng mamamayan sa gitna ng CoVID19. Submit your contribution online through HRonlinePH@gmail.com Include your full name, e-mail address, and contact number. All submissions are republished and redistributed in the same way that it was originally published online and sent to…
SILANG MGA KALASAG. Pagkilala.Pagkumusta.Pakikiisa sa mga frontliners sa gitna ng CoVid iDEFEND Live May 2, 2020, 4:00PM/ SEE LINKS. SILANG MGA KALASAG Kasama sina: Dr. Faith Mesa Gaerlan Emergency Room Consultant Dr katerina Abiertas Municipal Health Officer , Motiong, Samar President, Samar AMHOP Dr. Ela Romano Psychiatrist , Bicol Medical Center Dr. Nemuel Fajutagana Chairperson,…
Discussion ng mga lider-manggagawa sa Araw ng Paggawa Kasama sina: Val Vibal Aniban ng Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (AMA) Judy Ann Chan-Miranda Partido Manggagawa Atty. Luke Espiritu Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino Joshua Mata Sentro ng mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa Ellene Sana Center for Migrants Advocacy Primo Amparo Workers for Peoples Liberation Tagapagpadaloy: Joseph Purugganan Focus…
TAPIK (Virtual tapikan, jamming, at kumustahan sa gawaing pangkultura sa gitna ng lockdown.) Diavlog nina: Olive Nieto at Sari Saysay sa panulat ni: Layeta P. Bucoy Mga tula ni: Rhoda Viajar Mga musika at awit ng: Teatrong Bayan Sining Dilaab Galo Tepangan Alyansa Tigil Mina Youth Youth 4 Rights At nina: Joseph Puruganan ng Village…
Situation of Women and Children Under Lockdown Kasama sina: Jelen Paclarin Executive Director, Women’s Legal and Human Rights Bureau (WLB) Dr. Maria Lourdes Mendoza Women and Children Protection Unit, Northern Mindanao Medical Center Julie Ann Regalado Division Chief, Child Rights Center Commission on Human Rights Rowena Legaspi Executive Director, Children’s Legal and Research Development Center…
#MassTestingHOW The Challenges of Mass Testing in Curbing the COVID-19 Pandemic iDEFEND April 23, 2020 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Organized by: In Defense of Human Rights and Dignity (I-DEFEND), LAPIS, Scientists Unite Against COVID-19, #MassTestingNowPH and DAKILA, Joshua Miguel Danac BSc Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, UPD-NIMBB Scientists Unite Against COVID-19 Edel Hernandez Executive Director…
Tinig sa Timog Talakayan sa kalagayan ng mamamayan sa Mindanao sa Gitna ng CoVid19. Kasama sina: Jesmond Abringe Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) Ben Sumog-oy Samahan ng mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa (SENTRO) iDEFEND GenSan Laida Musa Alliance of Tri-people for the Advancement of Human Rights Euvic Ferrer Commission on Human Rights,…
Human rights groups lament the weaknesses in the government response to COVID19 one month after the ECQ Quezon City- Human rights groups lamented the weaknesses in the government program to address COVID19 one month after the enforcement of the enhanced community quarantine, particularly the lack of mass testing. In an online press conference assessing the…
Nandito Kami! CoViD19 PH: Commission on #HumanRights and Civil Society Organization response Kasama Sina: Karen Gomez Dumpit Commissioner, Commission on Human Rights Atty. Jacqueline Anne De Guia Executive Director, Commission on Human Rights Jaybee Garganera Alyansa Tigil Mina Steering Committee Member, iDEFEND Tagapagpadaloy: Rose Trajano Secretary General Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates ————————————————————– COVID-19…
