human rights abuses

PHILIPPINES — International attention is on the Philippines, as lawmakers approved the controversial anti-terrorism bill on June 4, despite criticism and growing opposition from other lawmakers. President Duterte is expected to sign it into law anytime now....

Just hours after Philippine lawmakers approved an anti-terrorism bill that critics said would allow warrantless arrests and wiretapping of government “suspected terrorists” – the United Nations Human Rights Office released a scathing report that details what...

NEW YORK — “They can try all they want to silence dissent, but we will rise and remain committed to fighting for justice.” When freedom and democracy are under attack in the Philippines, Filipino human rights...

SAN JOSE, CA — For these Filipino American activists, these lighted candles represent the thousands of lives snuffed out by President Rodrigo Duterte’s alleged drug war and from other human rights abuses in the Philippines. They sent...

LOS ANGELES — Different countries, similar struggles in honor of International Human Rights Day this week. Some 200 activists representing 29 organizations marched through a busy stretch of Wilshire Boulevard, making stops at several consulate offices. Filipino...

NEW YORK — Dozens of Filipino activists and their allies gathered at the Philippine consulate in New York recently to condemn the recent spate of mass raids and arrests of their counterparts in the Philippines. They said...

LONG BEACH — Activists rallied for Chinese american human rights defender Brandon Lee, who was gunned down int he Philippines earlier this month. The incident isn’t the first time activists say its happened to one of their...

SAN FRANCISCO — From the east coast and now in the west, human rights advocate Cristina Palabay has been informing communities across the United States about what she calls the humanitarian crisis in the Philippines. Palabay is...

LOS ANGELES — This weekend marked the anniversary of the EDSA People Power Resolution, and as U.S.-based activists are continuing the fight. LA Filipinos marked the anniversary of the 1986 EDSA Revolution by holding a forum on...

Throughout northern and southern California, Filipinos raised awareness on U.S. and Philippine issues as it joined several actions. In San Mateo, members of the Filipino American Human Rights Alliance joined a multicultural celebration of the 70th...