The United Church of Canada calls for justice, resumption of peace talks, and to re-examine the Canada-Philippine military relationship. The United Church of Canada is appalled by reports that Philippine military operations conducted by the 79th Infantry Battalion killed 19 people and forcibly displaced 653… Read More »United Church of Canada: “Stop the Killing in the Philippines”
On the recent military operations in Toboso, Negros Occidental The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) Canada chapter unequivocally condemns the military operations carried out by the Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion in Salamanca, Toboso, Negros Occidental, on April 19. Credible reports… Read More »On the recent military operations in Toboso, Negros Occidental
On the 2025 State of the Nation Address (SONA)of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. July 2025 The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP Canada) stands in solidarity with the Filipino people as they confront the stark realities behind the polished rhetoric of… Read More »People’s Sona solidarity Statement
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
28 April 2025 The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP-Canada), raises urgent concern over the intensified foreign military presence and deepening U.S. intervention in the Philippines, epitomized by the 2025 Balikatan war games. These joint military exercises, which are the largest to… Read More »STATEMENT on the 2025 Balikatan Exercises and the escalating militarization in the philippines
27 April 2025 The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP Canada), a global network of individuals and organizations committed to justice, equality, and human dignity in the Philippines, extends our deepest sympathies and condolences to the families of the victims of the… Read More »Statement of solidarity with community in mourning
Dear Friends, As 2024 comes to a close, ICHRP Canada extends our heartfelt gratitude to each of you for your unwavering solidarity and support in our shared campaigns and advocacy for justice and peace, especially in the Philippines. Your commitment inspires hope and fuels the… Read More »With heartfelt gratitude!
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
30 August 2024 The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) in Canada, stands in solidarity with the Filipino people as we mark the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances on August 30th. We join the global community in calling for… Read More »STATEMENT On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
The Philippine Cordillera is the largest mountain range in the Philippines. It is also an administrative region and home to indigenous peoples who have been present for centuries. Today, aggressions and human rights violations persist in the Cordillera. The ancestral lands of indigenous peoples continue… Read More »Webinar on the Cordillere of the Philippines on march 11TH 2021
