Observing International Human Rights Day today, we can look forward to one bright prospect: the writ of kalayaan, a new judicial mechanism that will boost the protection of our rights to life, liberty ...

MANILA, Philippines — Cordillera activists have run to the Supreme Court to seek the issuance of a protection writ against perceived danger on their lives, liberty and security that stem from ...

Petitioners protesting mining operations in the town of Brooke’s Point, Palawan, registered a win on 15 August when the Philippine Supreme Court made a move that required the environment department ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a writ of amparo and protection order for activists Loi Magbanua and Alipio “Ador” Juat who have gone missing since May 3 on suspicion the ...

The Supreme Court has issued a writ of amparo and a temporary protection order in favor of two pastors of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) and a former barangay captain. In a ...

MANILA, Philippines – The Court of Appeals (CA) denied the petitions for writs of amparo and habeas data of rights group National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL), which sought a protection order from ...