RightUp is Amnesty International’s first youth-led research project. An exhilarating initiative, inviting young minds to actively participate in our research processes. Gone are the days when only adults with specific qualifications held the reins of research. RightUp challenges the status quo and...

Former President Rodrigo Duterte helped pave a seamless road for the Marcos family to fulfill their lifelong mission of distorting history and shrouding the Filipino peoples’ memory with doubts in their desire to reinstall their family’s influence and clout in Philippine politics and business. Only...

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Media Quote Amnesty International Philippines responding to the Department of Education’s report on a number of NCR public high schools allegedly engaging in “leftist activities”, Section Director Butch Olano, said: “Amnesty International Philippines is alarmed over the pronouncement of the...

PHILIPPINE COALITION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (PCICC) Significance of the Appeals Chamber Decision We highly welcome the International Criminal Court (ICC) Appeals Chamber decision rejecting and dismissing the appeal of the Philippine government to stop the investigation of the...

We urge the members of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives to stop delaying equality and pass the SOGIE Equality Law. Many LGBTQIA+ individuals–Filipinos with diverse Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Expression (SOGIE)–are struggling against discrimination every...

Dexter and Bazoo are young human rights defenders who have been missing since April. Indigenous Peoples’ rights defenders Dexter Capuyan and Gene Roz Jamil “Bazoo” de Jesus, were reported missing for weeks now in a suspected case of enforced disappearances by state security forces. They were last...

Pride–a protest, a celebration and a force for good enabling LGBTQIA+ people to demand their rights–is being banned in Turkey. Send a message of support to LGBTI people and their allies in Türkiye now. In Türkiye, Pride faces a battle on two major fronts: LGBTI rights are under...

TATTOO | TUGTUGAN | TEACH IN On the 50th anniversary of the declaration of martial law in 2022, Amnesty International Philippines started its year-long teach in on generational trauma brought about by the Marcos dictatorship to children and families of Martial Law heroes and survivors. The Martial...

Media Quote Responding to news that a Muntinlupa court denied on 7 June former Senator Leila de Lima’s application for bail in the third and last drug-related case against her, Amnesty International Philippines Director Butch Olano said:  “We are deeply disappointed that a court...