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Safe Spaces Act Design Campaign: Posters and Stickers

Safe Spaces Act Design Campaign: Posters and Stickers

For the 2nd anniversary of the signing of the Safe Spaces Act or the Bawal Bastos Law, the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines - Gender Equality and Women's Human Right Center, in partnership with Women's Legal and Human Rights Bureau launched a campaign...

Gender transformative, pro-poor, and inclusive COVID-19 response is necessary

Gender transformative, pro-poor, and inclusive COVID-19 response is necessary

Irregular and directionless support from the government can only go so far especially for marginalized women whose issues remain the same and unaddressed by those who should be supporting them the most. From women’s excessive mental load that is affecting their mental health and wellness to military harassment and threats of COVID-19 infection faced by women leaders and frontliners, we are forced to face the question on what the bigger epidemic is: COVID19 or impunity? WLB and partner communities present another comprehensive documentation on the situation of marginalized women in the Philippines.

COVID19 CRISIS IS NOT GENDER-NEUTRAL

COVID19 CRISIS IS NOT GENDER-NEUTRAL

Where are the women in the time of a pandemic? WLB and partner communities have prepared a comprehensive update on the situation of women as COVID19 persists in the Philippines

Victims of Sexual Violence Do Not Cry Wolf

Victims of Sexual Violence Do Not Cry Wolf

A Joint Statement of Various Organizations on the “Virgin Marie” Video.
We, the children and women’s rights groups and advocates, call for the video “Virgin Marie” to be taken down. The claim that children fabricate rape allegations is unfounded.

Enough of Impunity and Women Hating!

Enough of Impunity and Women Hating!

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...

Ganap nga ba tayong malaya?

Ganap nga ba tayong malaya?

Hindi kami papayag na sa ilalim ng pamumuno ni Duterte ay patuloy na hinahamon ang kalayaan nating mga kababaihan at pagkakapantay natin sa lipunan. Dagdag pa rito ang patuloy na pagsupil sa pagiging malaya ng hudikatura na siyang tumutugon sa pagtitiyak na makakamit...

Ending Rape Culture

Ending Rape Culture

The #TimesUp and #MeToo movements have been significant as cases of sexual violence among celebrities have been brought to the fore. We must, however, recognize that sexual violence has always been a persistent issue among ordinary persons, especially the marginalized...

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