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As Duterte leaves behind a legacy of impunity, people’s struggle for justice will continue under Marcos Jr.
Submitted on Thu, 06/30/2022 - 18:30
As Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. took his oath of office today as the new president of the Philippines, human rights alliance Karapatan vowed to continue the people’s struggle for justice and to hold former president Rodrigo Duterte and the Marcoses for their crimes against the Filipino people.
Karapatan welcomes release of rights worker Nimfa Lanzanas
Submitted on Wed, 06/29/2022 - 21:30
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Karapatan welcomes the release of our Southern Tagalog human rights worker Nimfa Lanzanas after 16 months in prison. Her release was based on a decision by Judge Cesar Benagua of the Regional Trial Court Branch 37 of Calamba City granting her demurrer to evidence and thereby acquitting her of the trumped up charge of illegal possession of firearms and explosives.
SEC order to shut down Rappler, attacks on independent media lay groundwork for digital martial law
Submitted on Wed, 06/29/2022 - 19:00
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Karapatan denounces arrest of farmers, advocates in Brgy. Tinang
Submitted on Fri, 06/10/2022 - 08:00
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Karapatan denounces the arrests of at least 93 farmers, peasant rights advocates including human rights workers and artists, and journalists in relation to the activity of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Brgy. Tinang, Concepcion, Tarlac yesterday morning of June 9, 2022.
After Palparan's final conviction: Mothers of disappeared UP students hope more perpetrators be brought to justice
Submitted on Tue, 06/07/2022 - 16:30
Photo by Niño Jesus Orbeta/Philippine Daily Inquirer
