human rights defender
Salome "Sally" Ujano
Actions and Campaigns
Organization affiliation
- Philippines Against Child Trafficking
- Women’s Crisis Center (WCC)
HRD's Gender
Woman
Type of HRD
- NGO member
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Children's rights
- Women's rights
HRD's geographical origin
Semi urban
HRD's bio and work
Sally Ujano has worked to protect the rights of women and children for more than four decades. A longtime campaigner against gender-based violence and child exploitation, she served as Executive Director of the Women’s Crisis Center (WCC) and later as national coordinator of Philippines Against Child Trafficking, helping advance policies and community initiatives aimed at safeguarding vulnerable populations.
Current Status
Released
Detained since
Nov 14, 2021
Date of release
Mar 26, 2026
Charge(s)
- Subversion
Sentence
10 years in prison
Latitude: 14.58279371330147
Longitude: 121.03845938849132
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
Correctional Institution for Women
Alternative mailing address
PAHRA address
Recent case update / evolution
Sally Ujano was arrested in 2021 under charges of rebellion.
In May 2024, she was convicted of rebellion and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
On 24 March 2026, the Court of Appeals acquitted Sally Ujano. Two days later, she was released from prison.
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