July 23, 2026Canada’s Partnership with the Philippines Must Reflect Canadian Values and Human Rights Dear Prime Minister Carney, The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP Canada) is deeply concerned about the direction of Canada’s expanding partnership with the Philippines. As Foreign Affairs Minister… Read More »OPEN LETTER TO Prime Minister Mark Carney
22 April 2026STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) Canada expresses its strong solidarity with the victims, survivors, and families in the Philippines following the recent affirmation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of its jurisdiction over the murder… Read More »On the Affirmation of Jurisdiction by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Case Against former Pres. Rodrigo R. Duterte
The United Church of Canada’s letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney expressing concerns regarding the recently signed Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA) between Canada and the Philippine government. The Right Honourable Mark Carney, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada Office of the Prime Minister Ottawa, ON… Read More »UCCan Letter to PM Carney re: SOFVA
OPEN LETTER To The Right Honourable Mark CarneyPrime Minister of Canada Dear Prime Minister Carney, I write on behalf of the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines – Canada (ICHRP Canada), a national chapter of a global network committed to monitoring and exposing… Read More »Opposition to President Marcos Jr.’s Invitation and Deepening Canada–Philippines Military Cooperation
19 May 2025 An OPEN LETTER to PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY Dear Prime Minister Carney, Congratulations on your election as Prime Minister! We are writing on behalf of ICHRP-Canada, a global chapter of a coalition of church groups, unions, community advocates, and individuals committed to… Read More »Re: Canada’s Bilateral Relations with the Philippines:A Call for a Human Rights–Based Foreign Policy
19 May 2025 The Honourable Anita AnandMinister of Foreign AffairsHouse of CommonsOttawa, ON K1A 0A6 Dear Minister Anand, The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP-Canada) congratulates you on your recent appointment as Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. We wish you well in… Read More »Urgent Concerns Regarding Canada’s Defence Cooperation and Foreign Policy Toward the Philippines
ICHRP Canada submitted this paper in response to the invitation from the Global Affairs Canada Indo-Pacific Trade Policy Division regarding the Canada-Philippines Free Trade Agreement consultations. As a coalition of organizations and individuals advocating for the protection and promotion of human rights in the Philippines,… Read More »ICHRP-Canada raises concerns with potential Canada-Philippines bilateral free trade agreement (FTA)
13 November 2024 We, the undersigned, strongly oppose the state visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. whose policies and actions sanction and have resulted to grave human rights abuses in the Philippines, including: In light of these grave concerns, we urge the Canadian government to… Read More »Petition to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: Stop military support to the Marcos Jr. regime to end human rights violations in the Philippines
Hon. Mélanie Joly Minister of Foreign AffairsHouse of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 SENT VIA EMAIL October 1, 2024 RE: Please support the Peace Process in the Philippines Dear Minister Joly, We are writing on behalf of The United Church of Canada, The Anglican Church of… Read More »Faith communities urge canada to support peace Process in the philippines
TO THE EDITOR Philstar Global Corporation Transmitted via Electronic Mail: editor@philstar.com July 2, 2024 Dear Editor, We, the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) in Canada, are writing in response to Ambassador David Hartman’s article “Celebrating 75 years of Canada-Philippines kinship” (Opinion,… Read More »Letter to the Editor in response to Ambassador David Hartman’s article
