Human Rights

IDEALS responds to the increasing human rights violations through community-based legal missions and inclusive documentation of cases through strong partnerships with the church and parishes.

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Merlie Joy Castro, Innocent Mother of Two, Voluntarily Surrenders to NBI Amid Unjust Human Trafficking Accusations– Cites Identity Theft by Alice Guo, Plans to Take Legal Action

Merlie Joy Castro, an ordinary citizen caught in the middle of the ongoing controversy of illegal operations of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) and Alice Guo, has chosen to voluntarily surrender to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on October 8 to...

Press Release on Court of Appeals decision to correct the false death certificate entry of Lenin Baylon, casualty of the anti-illegal drug campaign in 2016

HUMAN RIGHTS December 5, 2022 “Panahon na para itama ang mali” – Groups urge Marcos to probe EJK cases as CA favors to correct false death certificate of minor killed in anti-drug campaign The Baylon family, along with human rights groups, celebrated on Monday the...

Hyper-presidentialism in the development of the Philippine Constitutions

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Joint Stakeholder Report for the United Nations Universal Periodic Review

Online Legal Mission, Hatid ng ZOOMBUNGAN ng Bayan

HUMAN RIGHTS By Pauline Abello Kahit pa naantala ng pandemya ang paghahatid ng legal missions sa komunidad, patuloy ang pagbibigay ng libreng legal advice mula sa mga abogado ng IDEALS, Inc. Humigit kumulang sa 458 kliyente ang kumunsulta sa mga abogado sa pamamagitan...

PAGHILOM: Ang Pagpursigi ng 12 Kababaihan Para Sa Kanilang Karapatang Pantao

HUMAN RIGHTS By Sly Custodio Sa panahong patuloy ang pang-aabuso ng estado sa ating karapatang pantao, paano nito hinuhubog ang ating kahulugan ng pagiging matapang? Inalam ito ng labindalawang kababaihang sa kanilang lakbay patungo sa paghilom bilang mga survivors of...