EDSA@40: Reclaimed democracy or elite continuity?

March 2, 2026

EDSA restored elections and civil liberties, but it did not uproot the economic and institutional forces that concentrate power.

On International Human Rights Day

December 10, 2025

The Marcos Jr government is losing even its token displays of respect for human rights as the country is plunged deeper into a worsening national crisis.

Marcos Jr government rightly called out at UN for its human rights abuses

June 18, 2025

STATEMENT

The Marcos Jr administration is getting the international attention it deserves. Despite human rights posturing, it is a serial violator like the Duterte government before it.

Impunity and underdevelopment under Marcos Jr

June 14, 2025

When populists take power, the people become fodder for self-serving ambition, and our goals for development and human rights are, at best, afterthoughts. At worst, they’re trampled on for being inconvenient obstacles to personal wealth and power. The spectacle of political theater and intentional delay of the vice-president’s impeachment trial in the Senate confirms institutional […]

Hear the cry of our mothers

August 30, 2024

August 30 is the International Day of the Disappeared. I can’t help but recall my visit to Argentina this year.

Global victims of US military aggression

July 6, 2024

US’ military interventions globally range from direct military actions to covert operations to military support for client states. Lasting from days or weeks to over many years, these result in significant loss of life.

Victims of US military aggression

July 6, 2024

Defend ESCR, repeal the Anti-Terrorism Act

July 3, 2024

Sustaining the ATA belies the Marcos administration’s posturing as a human rights champion.

Stop militarizing farm communities; support green producers–IBON

June 22, 2024

The government should be held accountable for the recent attack against farmer leader Ronnie Manalo and the long-standing militarization of SJDM farming communities that undermines not just the right to till but also the right to food security.