Human Rights

San Felipe, Zambales – With beaches vanishing, resorts collapsing, and livelihoods lost, coastal communities in Zambales are issuing an urgent appeal to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.: immediately suspend all dredging and sand mining activities across the province. The call comes after a devastating…

 I announce that I will sit at Place des Fleurs-de-Macadam in Montreal for 4 days, from August 8 to 11, for an awareness-raising action and a call to collective action in support of the martyred Palestinian people. During these 4…

An analysis of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) medical data, patients’ testimonies, and first-hand medical witnessing at two MSF clinics in Gaza, Palestine, point to both targeted and indiscriminate violence by Israeli forces and private American contractors against starved Palestinians at…

I ADDRESS YOU, MR. PRESIDENT: While Brazil steps forward with decisive sanctions, President Boric’s ever-classic “let’s be cautious” reveals itself as inaction that condemns Chile to the role of a mere spectator in the historic passage of a genocide. This…

PMPI expresses deep concern over President Ferdinand “Bobong” Marcos, Jr.’s fourth State of the Nation Address, which glaringly lacked any commitment to safeguarding biodiversity, upholding ecological integrity, or addressing the worsening climate crisis. The omission of urgent measures to halt…

We, Combatants for Peace, Palestinians and Israelis, invite you to a three-day hunger strike in protest and solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Gaza, who are subjected to a policy of deliberate starvation and complete deprivation of basic living…

The indigenous population in Assam of northeast India continues getting shocking revelations every alternate day from none other than State chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma. Pursuing a series of eviction drives to reclaim hundreds of thousands of bighas of government…

By Maxine Lowy An honor granted by the president of a democracy to the dictator of a neighboring country offers clues for understanding the background of a military intelligence orchestration from 50 years ago, known as Operation Colombo or the…

The image of a ten-year-old child weighing only 4.2 kilograms is not up for debate. It is not an opinion. It is not a symbol. It is evidence. Evidence so brutal, so simple, so definitive, that it exposes every word…

24 July 2025, Quezon City.  As affected families and communities rise from the onslaught of recent severe weather disturbances, civil society groups urged President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to prioritize policies, programs and resources to effectively uphold the right of every…