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Philippines lawmakers petition Supreme Court to end martial law
Philippine opposition lawmakers petitioned the Supreme Court on Monday to reject President Rodrigo Duterte's imposition of martial law. Duterte declared martial law on May 23 when heavily armed militants linked to the Islamic State took over larg (More)
Philippines high court allows protest against vice president
The Supreme Court of the Philippines on Thursday denied an attempt from the country's vice president to halt a protest against her election. Social activist Leni Robredo was elected vice president in May over the son of the late former dictator Fe (More)
Rights groups urge exhumation of former Philippines leader from Heroes' Cemetery
Human Rights activists Saturnino Ocampo and Bonifacio Ilagan, among others, filed a petition in the Supreme Court of the Philippines Monday to exhume the body of Ferdinand Marcos from the Heroes' Cemetery, usually reserved for public servants and na (More)
Philippines Supreme Court allows former dictator to receive 'hero burial'
The Philippines Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that former dictator Ferdinand Marcos may be placed in the nation's "Heroes' Cemetery" despite public uproar denouncing the burial. In August human rights victims filed a petition against the burial, sta (More)
Victims of Philippines dictator ask court to block 'hero' burial
Human rights victims of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos' regime petitioned the Philippine Supreme Court on Monday to permanently block the government's plan to bury him in the "Heroes Cemetery." The petitioners assert that the burial for the tyra (More)
The Failure of Illicit Asset Recovery: A Haitian Case Study
JURIST Guest Columnist Rogendy Toussaint of St. John's University School of Law Class of 2016, is the twelfth author in a twelve-part series from the staffers of the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development. Toussaint discusses whether the di (More)
The Philippines and the Right to Compensation for Human Rights Abuses: Justice Delayed is Justice Denied
JURIST Guest Columnist Lara Wharton, Emory University School of Law Class of 2013, discusses the human rights abuses in the Philippines... (More)
Philippines president signs law to compensate victims of martial law abuses
Philippines President Benigno Aquino III on Monday signed legislation to compensate the victims of human rights abuses committed 27 years ago under the regime of former president Ferdinand Marcos . The Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognitio (More)
Philippines legislature ratifies bill granting compensation for rights abuses
The Philippines House of Representatives and Senate on Monday ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the newly reconciled version of the Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act of 2013 . The Congress on Thursday approved (More)
Philippines congress approves bill granting compensation to human rights victims
The Congress of the Philippines on Thursday approved a bill on its second reading allocating 10 billion pesos (USD $246 million) for the victims of human rights abuses committed by the regime of former president Ferdinand Marcos . Approximately 10,0 (More)
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