A representative of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) told the United Nations (UN) of continuing human rights violations under the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. government. Speaking at
The State of Human Rights in the Country, A State of Brokenness
“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.”
Church people hit PH gov’t for attacks
GENEVA, Switzerland – The National Council of Churches of the Philippines (NCCP) scored the Philippine government for failing to end attacks on church people during a side event at the
Church organizations cry out for justice for Zara Alvarez at the UNHRC45
Geneva, Switzerland– “Today as we cry out for justice for Zara, we are ever aware of the continuous harassment, red-tagging, and death threats received by Zara’s colleagues on the island
Church people continues to stand in solidarity with the Indigenous Peoples at the UNHRC45
Geneva, Switzerland- on the 20th meeting of the 45th United Nations Human Rights Council, on Sept 25, 2020, Pastor Kakay Pamaran of the Union Theological Seminary (UTS) delivered a statement
Protestant leader welcomes CBCP Pastoral Letter, affirms prophetic duty of church leaders to announce and denounce society’s ill
Quezon City – The General Secretary of the country’s biggest aggrupation of Protestant and non-Roman Catholic churches today welcomed the Pastoral Letter of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines
Ecumenical network gives first wave of submissions for UN High Commissioner’s report on rights situation in PH
On the eve of International Human Rights Day, December 9, 2019, the Ecumenical Voice for Human Rights and Peace in the Philippines (EcuVoice), a network of faith-based and human rights
Promote Life, Not Death, in the Philippines
(Kowloon Union Church statement on Extrajudicial Killings in the Philippines). Promote Life, Not Death, in the Philippines August 20, 2019 The Philippines is a predominantly Catholic nation, a predominantly Christian
Filipino Rights Workers Urge International Community to Stand by the Victims Amidst the Charivari, Calumny and Callousness
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The resolution tabled by Iceland and supported by many States at the current 41st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council to comprehensively and methodically address
On the arrest of 13 development workers in General Santos City
Iglesia Filipina Independiente-Visayas Mindanao Regional Office for Development’s Statement on the Arrest of 13 Development Workers in General Santos City, July 5, 2018. We, the management and staff of IFI-VIMROD