Filipina Women Against Violence

Canada's Highway of Tears: Dozens of Missing and Murdered Are Indigenous Women

Canada's Highway of Tears: Dozens of Missing and Murdered Are Indigenous Women

The Highway of Tears and the disappearances of the indigenous women have become a political scandal in British Columbia. But those cases are just a small fraction of the number who have been murdered or disappeared nationwide. Aboriginal women and girls make up about 4 percent of the total female population of Canada but 16 percent of all female homicides. News story from New York Times.

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Why Oh Why? Peaceful Farmers' Protests Met With Lethal Police Violence in Kidapawan

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Why Oh Why? Peaceful Farmers' Protests Met With Lethal Police Violence in Kidapawan

A peaceful farmer protest demanding the Philippine government for food aid and other assistance turned violent and deadly in Kidapawan on April 1st. The Philippine public is now demanding a transparent inquiry into the matter as well as accountability on part of the national government. News story from Human Rights Watch.

Domestic Violence Lawyer Tia Canlas Flips the Script On Domestic Abusers

Domestic Violence Lawyer Tia Canlas Flips the Script On Domestic Abusers

Filipina domestic violence lawyer Tia Katrina Taruc Canlas is switching up the game when it comes to bringing abusers to justice. Instead of pursuing criminal suits, Canlas is applying a survivor-based approach by using the civil code to demand financial compensation on behalf of her clients.