Two years into the Duterte administration, the country sinks deeper into a quagmire of impunity, misogyny, and authoritarianism. We demand justice for the victims of State-sanctioned and State-tolerated killings. We deplore the corruption scandals surrounding...
PRESS RELEASE12 November 2017Shouting their Pain Out Loud: Women Activists Decry Sexual Violence in ASEAN after 50 YearsQUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES — As ASEAN Leaders are on their way to attend the 31st ASEAN Summit, womens groups all the way from ASEAN countries...
The Women’s Legal and Human Rights Bureau (WLB) adds to the voices of many groups condemning the proclamation of Martial Law and suspension of writ of habeas corpus in the wake of the Marawi crisis. We are appalled by yet another rape Joke made by President Rodrigo...
Women Demand Accountability of ASEAN: End Culture of Impunity Kababaihan Lumalaban! Panagutin ang ASEAN MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Few days before the Leaders from the 10 ASEAN Member States convene for the 30th ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings, women from marginalized...
The Women’s Legal and Human Rights Bureau, Inc. (WLB), together with members of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Working Group Philippines, challenges the new administration to perform better than the Aquino...
Calling for an Accountability Mechanism for a “Genuine” People-Centered ASEAN in the Post-2015 VisionGiven recent developments posed by the formulation of the ASEAN Post-2015 Vision or the ASEAN Community 2025 Vision, the ASEAN has not shown any indication of wavering...