Philippines

Iris Gonzales on an uncomfortable absence at this month’s Human Rights Council meeting.

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We all have dreams of a better life, says Iris Gonzales. But can the Philippine government help to fulfil them?

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But how exactly will the Asian Development Bank meeting help the poor? asks Iris Gonzales.

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Iris Gonzales has strong words for incoming bank boss Jim Yong Kim.

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Iris Gonzales calls for justice and redress in a Philippines that seems not to care.

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State-backed militaries continue to act with impunity, writes Iris Gonzales.

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Farmers have always been badly treated – by landlords as by presidents. But could things be about to change?

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A year in to his presidency, Benigno Aquino III has failed to address human rights concerns, says Iris Gonzales.

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Filipino children made homeless after December’s tropical storm need proper care, writes Iris Gonzales.

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What do you do if your job is to write about a tragedy of which you are part? Iris Gonzales meets some of the journalists whose lives were turned upside down by tropical storm Sendong.

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This year, 25 December was about survival, not celebration, for the people of northern Mindanao in the Philippines, says Iris Gonzales.

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