The Ateneo Human Rights Center (AHRC) strongly condemns the killing in cold-blood of Sonya Gregorio and her son, Frank Anthony of Paniqui, Tarlac by Police Senior Master Sergeant Jonel Nuezca. As a humane and decent person, one does not simply shoot another in cold...
Statement on the Detention of Reina Mae Nasino amid the death of her daughter River
The Ateneo Human Rights Center, through its Women (Urduja) and Children’s (Adhikain para sa Karapatang Pambata - AKAP) Desks expresses both sadness and outrage at the total disregard of a mother’s right to be with her newborn child, and the right of a newborn child to...
Statement of the Ateneo Human Rights Center on the ABS-CBN Shut-down
Just three days ago we celebrated the World Press Freedom Day, recognizing the invaluable role played by the media in guarding our freedoms. Today, we face a dark, uncertain, and alarmingly familiar time as ABS-CBN, one of the country’s biggest media outlets, is...
Statement on President Duterte’s Grant of Absolute Pardon to Pemberton
The Urduja Women’s Desk, together with the Ateneo Human Rights Center (AHRC), strongly denounce the President’s grant of “absolute pardon” to US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Pemberton. We condemn this act done at the expense of justice for Jennifer Laude and the...
AHRC Statement on the Conviction of Maria Ressa and Reynaldo Santos, Jr.
A Call for Vigilance Recently, our country has faced numerous issues requiring the application and interpretation of our Constitution and laws, notably, the passage of the Anti-Terror Bill by Congress, the lapse and the on-going hearing of the ABS-CBN franchise, and...