ESCR
PH gov’t untruthful before UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
February 19, 2025
STATEMENT
The government’s attempt to obfuscate its systematic human rights violations are rife with inconsistencies and omissions. They do not reflect the legal record and are inconsistent with well-documented instances, especially at the CHR, of civil society organizations filing complaints.
IBON Calls for Structural Reforms to Address Poverty and Inequality as UN CESCR Reviews Philippine Compliance on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
February 19, 2025
STATEMENT
The economy should stop just making a few oligarchs and foreign capital prosperous. Realizing economic, social, and cultural rights requires more than growth and demands national industrialization, land reform and rural development, just wages and secure jobs, and universal social services.
Defend ESCR, repeal the Anti-Terrorism Act
July 3, 2024
Sustaining the ATA belies the Marcos administration’s posturing as a human rights champion.
Justice for the surfaced environment and human rights defenders Eco and Jak!
March 28, 2024
STATEMENT
The attacks against Eco, Jak and other environmental defenders only serves the interests of big business promoting destructive projects. These undermine the people’s well-being and the environment, exacerbating existing issues.
Marcos Jr admin fails to respect, protect, and fulfill social and economic rights
December 9, 2023
FEATURE
The Marcos Jr government fundamentally fails to respect, protect and fulfil social and economic rights by its insistence on the same anti-people market-driven policies.
Marcos Jr administration doesn’t uphold the economic rights of Filipinos
December 10, 2022
The Marcos Jr administration entered its sixth month in office failing in its responsibility to uphold economic, social an cultural rights
PH gov’t violated social and economic rights during and after COVID-19
November 14, 2022
PH government violating social and economic rights during and after COVID-19
November 11, 2022
The policies of the Philippine government during and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 adversely affected the realization of economic, social and cultural rights for the people.
