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May 3, 2023
There are doubts President Marcos will have the courage to run after Duterte. For families of drug war victims, the ICC is their only shot at justice.
December 15, 2022
Representatives from the Supreme Court of the Philippines, the Philippine Judges Association, the Department of Justice, the Department of Migrant Workers,
November 30, 2022
Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo (2) Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo has reminded lawyers “not to exploit a person’s ignorance.” On the contrary, Gesmundo said that lawyers “should look after the disadvantaged and the marginalized, in order to give them a voice, to give them the chanc
November 26, 2022
Supreme Court Enhanced protection of human rights through legal assistance will be tackled in a four-day legal aid summit in Bacolod City starting Sunday, Nov. 27. The summit is spearheaded by the Supreme Court (SC) in partnership with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), the Philipp
November 10, 2022
Legal empowerment has the potential to improve our ability to counter threats to human rights.
November 4, 2022
PAGBABAGO We have heard the story of a poor man who when asked what he preferred - justice or food on the table. Unhesitatingly, his reply was “Justice.” Because with justice, I am assured there would be food on the table. The heart of sustainable development, the kind of development that meets
August 22, 2022
In her 2-part interview with Pressenza journalist Perfecto Caparas, former commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHRP) Karen
May 3, 2022
My first encounter with the farmers from Brgy. San Vicente, Sumilao, Bukidnon, popularly known as “Sumilao farmers,” was during their well-publicized hunger strike staged in front of the Department of Agrarian Reform compound in Quezon City on October 9, 1997. I was then a reporter for a major newspaper while finishing my law studies at the…
March 9, 2022
VP Leni Robredo Human rights lawyers and advocates pledged their support to the presidential bid of Vice President Ma. Leonor “Leni” Robredo. In a statement, they said they support Robredo as their “advocate who walk the same path” as theirs. "In the coming 2022 elections, there is only one la
February 23, 2022
Vivek Maru is the CEO and founder of Namati, which advances social and environmental justice by building a movement of people who know, use, and shape the law.