The opportunity to lead the charge for women’s rights and gender equality is within our reach. Tackling GBV requires a holistic approach. Prevention starts with media and education that ...

Today is the last day of the year 2024, and before it ends, I’d like to greet our dear The FREEMAN readers a Happy and Blessed New Year 2025! In today’s column, I’d like to reflect on the year that ...

and fulfill human rights. Increasing women’s participation: Provisional data shows that 35 per cent of delegates at COP29 were women, compared to 34 per cent in COP28. While the recognition of gender ...

Human rights are legal, moral and actionable guarantees universal to humankind. They are essential for human dignity, equality, democracy ... in all too many places, persistent gender inequality. The ...

Human Rights Watch is working toward the realization of women’s empowerment and gender equality—protecting the rights and improving the lives of women and girls on the ground.

Human Rights Watch said today in a new web feature. A human being is more delicate than a flower and tougher than a rock As we mark the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence ...

Sen. Loren Legarda shared on Thursday the highlights of her work in the Senate, where she had served for four terms. “As we ...

THE Philippine economy holds significant potential but comprehensive and ordered structural reforms are needed to unlock this ...

The situation underscores the urgent need for comprehensive improvements, as gender-based violence is not only a human rights issue but also a major ... policy changes are essential to advance gender ...

Across the globe, conservative political parties are attracting greater number of young men than ever before but are losing among young and unmarried women. For those who view progressive ideologies ...

Across Southeast Asia, civic space—the vital arena for civil society, independent media, and ordinary citizens to voice their concerns and shape public life—is shrinking at an alarming pace.

Gender norms during these times were deeply ... amended to better align with principles of equality and human rights. Discriminatory provisions were also incorporated within our citizenship ...