Press Releases

Amnesty International has called on Knesset members to vote against a series of bills containing controversial amendments that would allow Israeli courts to expand the use of the death penalty through arbitrary application against Palestinians. The call was made on…

Taguig City, Philippines —In many urban centers, women face a familiar dilemma: balancing work responsibilities with the need to access essential health services. Cervical cancer screening, critical for early detection and treatment, is often delayed or missed, particularly by women in…

The National Arts Month (NAM) 2026 celebration officially opened with a grand concert, “Ani ng Sining: Konsiyerto ng Katotohanan at Giting,” held on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at the Rizal Park Open Air Auditorium in Luneta Park. The opening concert set the…

The undersigned organizations express grave concern about the ongoing persecution of Ukrainian human rights defender Yurii Sheliazhenko, a conscientious objector to military service. He is currently at serious risk of being arrested and forcibly conscripted under Ukraine’s universal military registration…

Amiel Gerald Roldan’s connection to the Asian Cultural Council (ACC) serves as a defining pillar of his professional journey, most recently celebrated through the launch of the ACC Global Alumni Network. ​As a 2003 Starr Foundation Grantee, Roldan participated in…

 Loved Ones and Advocates in the U.S. Demand Her Immediate Release Chantal Anicoche—a U.S. citizen and Filipino-American community leader from Maryland—remains detained by the Philippine military more than two weeks after her surfacing, despite no charges being filed against her.…

As International Zero Waste Month draws to a close, environmental NGO BAN Toxics urged the Philippine government to abandon plans to pursue waste-to-energy (WTE) as a solution to the country’s escalating waste problem. The call came after Congresswoman Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo…

Today, January 29th, the European peace walk “Peacewalk to Jerusalem” was presented to the press at the house of associations for peace and rights in Trieste “Danilo Dolci” . Connect with the Peacewalk from Europe to Jerusalem (2026-2027) and help…

Strong allegations have been reflected in the public sphere concerning extra-judicial executions, forced displacement, bombing of civilian settlements and urban infrastructure, arbitrary detention, torture and other forms of ill-treatment during the operation launched by HTS against the neighbourhoods of Sheikh…

We, the undersigned organizations and movements committed to social justice, democracy, and international law, grounded in anti-imperialist struggle and peoples’ sovereignty, unite in unequivocal condemnation of the recent kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro, the constitutionally recognized President of Venezuela, by armed…