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.

The United Nations Human Rights Committee has released its concluding observations about the human rights situation in the Philippines ahead of the country’s fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR).

A hooded gunman in General Santos City in the southern Philippines carried out an apparent targeted killing on June 23, 2025, of a transgender rights activist who worked as a radio commentator.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Indigenous peoples and rural communities in the Philippines are facing human rights abuses amid nickel mining expansion, according to a report published by Amnesty International on Thursday.. Amnesty ...

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.

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press. MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A U.N. expert says steps have been taken under Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to address human rights abuses such as the ...