Philippines human rights

The Philippines' terrorism threat is real, and growing. Will the new act change that?

Domestic and international watchdogs condemned the verdict, which may put countless local journalists and internet users at risk of charges they cannot fight.

6 jeepney drivers were arrested last week and subsequently released on bail for protesting lost wages during the coronavirus lockdown.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to sign the recently-passed legislation, which will allow authorities to classify dissent as terrorism.

Duterte’s heavy-handed approach to policing has drawn international criticism.

A new report details the suffering of children who lose fathers and relatives in President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly drug war.

Rights groups and journalists have flagged physical abuse by police and unreported prison deaths as the Philippine government orders all quarantine violators to be arrested.

Curfew violators, poor and displaced residents, activists, and alleged “fake news” disseminators are facing arrest and persecution as they accuse authorities of failing to provide relief.

After 31 months of martial law following the siege of Marawi, both the military and insurgents are still firmly in place.

Yes, international law proscribes interference in domestic affairs. But the human rights criticisms of the Duterte administration don’t rise to that level.

Rule of law, human rights, and economics in Duterte’s Philippines.

The president’s incendiary rhetoric conceals more complex policy realities in the country under his tenure.