President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will mark his first year in office on June 30, 2023, having done little to improve human rights protections in the Philippines.

Leila de Lima, a representative of the Mamamayang Liberal Party and a human rights activist, called for urgent measures to be taken to end the practice of red-tagging in the Philippines on ...

U.S. President Joe Biden is slated to meet Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House on May 1. Looming over the meeting is the question of how the Philippines’ problematic ...

The commission is a key institutional partner of the UN to implement the UN Joint Program on Human Rights. “The Philippines needs an independent, well-funded national human rights body to ...

Amnesty International urged the government of the Philippines on Wednesday to cease using the country’s anti-terrorism laws against development workers and human rights activists, and to halt its ...

Protesters destroy an effigy of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during a rally as they commemorate International Human Rights Day, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, in Manila, Philippines.

A U.N. expert says steps have been taken under Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to address human rights abuses such as the killings of journalists and rights activists.

The European Commission said on Tuesday the Philippines' human rights record could influence future trade ties, but denied reports that it had suspended free trade negotiations with Manila.

MANILA, Philippines — The government of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has taken steps to to address human rights abuses in the country, including the killings of journalists and ...

MANILA, Philippines — The government of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has taken steps to to address human rights abuses in the country, including the killings of journalists and ...