human rights defender

Edel "Pards" Parducho

Actions and Campaigns

Organization affiliation

  • Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA)

HRD's year of birth

1988

HRD's Gender

Man

Type of HRD

  • NGO member

HRD's thematic area of engagement

  • Civil and political rights
  • Digital rights
  • Economic, social and cultural rights
  • Environmental rights
  • Fight against corruption
  • Fight against impunity
  • Indigenous peoples’ rights
  • Labour rights
  • Other
  • Women's rights

HRD's geographical origin

Urban

HRD's bio and work

Edel "Pards" Parducho first worked as a health and human rights advocate and psychologist of families and victims of human rights violations, specializing in torture and other inhumane and degrading treatment, including disappearances and extra judicial killings. He now works as the human rights education and training officer of the Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA).

Current Status

Released on bail

Detained since

Feb 25, 2026

Date of release

Feb 28, 2026

Charge(s)

  • Creating disturbances
  • Other

Latitude: 14.577452839498296

Longitude: 121.03331923484804

Geolocation of detention

Country or area of detention

Region of detention

  • Asia: South-eastern Asia

Location of detention - City/Town

Mandaluyong City

Location of detention - Facility

Mandaluyong City Police Custodial Facility

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