Philippines human rights

Investigate PH was created in response to a U.N. decision not to launch an independent international probe into Philippines human rights abuses.

Allowing military and police forces to enter University of the Philippines campuses could put students and activists at risk and endanger academic freedom.

But many obstacles lie in the way of international accountability for President Duterte's bloody "war on drugs."

A new slate of arrests follows weeks of baseless accusations by the Duterte administration that political opponents are associated with terrorist groups.

Local officials have driven the Philippine president’s deadly drug war by ramping up anti-drug operations in exchange for political support.

Joe Biden's defeat of Donald Trump has shown the resilience of U.S. political institutions. Will the same be true of the Philippines?

The new administration will take office at a crucial time for the U.S.-Philippines alliance.

The Philippine Human Rights Act would end American security assistance to Manila unless it commits to reforms.

The region’s authoritarian turn has made life difficult for lawmakers opposing entrenched political interests.

The Philippine president threatened to shut down major telecom operators and said Beijing was “in possession” of the South China Sea.

The Philippines will send police door-to-door to usher COVID-19 patients with mild or no symptoms into government quarantine facilities.

The new law has received sharp criticism from rights and legal groups. There’s also skepticism it will achieve its stated goal of countering terrorism in the Philippines.