Rhadem Musawah

One of the leading Moro human rights advocate, social entrepreneur and an internationally award-winning documentary filmmaker from the Philippines, with over a decade of work in intersectional human rights and inclusive development on top of lobbying for local and national policies. He leads development and humanitarian programs in Mindanao focused on LGBTQIA+ rights, women and children’s welfare, indigenous peoples’ economic empowerment, climate action, and mental health support for vulnerable communities.

In 2022, he was recognized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights as one of the world’s Top 12 SOGI Rights Defenders. In 2023, he received the APCOM Hero Awards Social Justice Award, supported by the German Federal Foreign Office and Open Society Foundations. In 2024, his NGO received the Human Rights Catalyst Award from the Commission on Human Rights, and he was named among the Top 100 Most Influential Filipinos in the World by INQUIRER.net.