Fresh from their eight-day immersion in the Chindunan–Alulad–Lamud–Marabal (CALM) Ancestral Domain of the Tagbanwa of Culion, Palawan, Batch Lakun was warmly welcomed into the Ateneo Human Rights Center family. Lakun, a Tagbanwa term meaning waves from the sea,...
AHRC partners with CWC for its MAKABATA Helpline 1383
On January 22, 2026, the Ateneo Human Rights Center (AHRC), through its child rights desk, Adhikain Para sa Karapatang Pambata (AKAP), officially signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC). This partnership is...
IPMRs undergo Paralegal Training in Culion, Palawan
The Ateneo Human Rights Center, in collaboration with the Loyola College of Culion, organized a paralegal training for Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representatives (IPMRs) and community leaders last 22 January 2026 in the island of Culion, Palawan. AHRC lawyers,...
Nearly 200 Campus Journalists Participate in AHRC-Organized Human Rights Summit
The Ateneo Human Rights Center (AHRC), with the generous support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Philippines (FNF), successfully held Rights in Focus: Human Rights for Campus Journalists Summit 2025 on December 6 at the Ateneo Professional Schools....
Civil Society Organizations from Southeast Asia and Philippine Government Stakeholders Convene for the 2025 Kapihan on Human Rights
Civil society organizations (CSOs) from across Southeast Asia, together with key Philippine government agencies, convened to discuss pressing human rights concerns in the ASEAN region during the Kapihan on Human Rights 2026. This year’s dialogue centered on the theme...
AHRC staff and interns join Rule of Law Forum, meet with Amal Clooney
Ateneo Human Rights Center (AHRC) staff and interns attended the Rule of Law Forum held on November 14, 2025, at the University of the Philippines Professional Schools Auditorium in Bonifacio Global City. AHRC Executive Director Atty. Nicolene Arcaina served as one of...





