Filipino teener Kyle G. Baleva hiked a total of 120 km in four days, successfully finishing the Vierdaagse Nijmegen (Nijmegen International Four-Day Marches) on 23 July for the second year in a row. For his efforts, Kyle received his second official Dutch decoration, the “Vierdaagsekruis” medal, and drew greater attention and support for orphaned children in the Philippines.

Most people join the Vierdaagse Nijmegen just for fun or as a sport. But 13-year old...

The European Parliament on 26 April trained its sights on the human rights situation in the Philippines when the Subcommittee on Human Rights invited several experts for an exchange of views on human rights in the Philippines in the context of the presidential, legislative and local elections on 10 May 2010....

Utrecht, 30 August – Filipino refugees living in the Netherlands and Dutch organization Aim for Human Rights gathered in the city of Utrecht on 29 August to commemorate the International Day of the Disappeared, echoing the global call to ratify the UN Convention for the Protection of all Persons against...

Twelve-year old Kyle G. Baleva crossed the finish line at about 2:30pm on Friday, 24 July 2009, to complete the four-day, 30 kilometers per day hike of the Nijmegen International Four-Day Marches. Considered to be the biggest hiking event in the world, the 93rd edition of the Nijmegen Four-Day Marches...