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KARAPATAN decries continuing historical distortion of the Marcoses

Philippines: Government must act to stop enforced disappearances of human rights defenders, investigate alleged involvement of security forces

KARAPATAN: Hold Sara Duterte accountable for questionable spending of OVP, DepEd funds

Rights group scores Marcos Jr.’s confidential, intel funds as biggest pork in proposed 2025 budget

Rights group welcomes lifting of MTRCB’s X-rating on desaparecidos docu

KARAPATAN welcomes Malolos court’s dismissal of terror law charges vs Santiago, three other activists

Rights group scores DOJ’s concoction of trumped up charges vs activists

Families of desaparecidos condemn the abduction of James Jazmines and Felix Salaveria Jr.

Pahayag ng Hustisya sa ika-10 taon ng kawalang-hustisya sa pagpaslang kina Engr. Fidela Salvador at Noel Viste

KARAPATAN decries increasing victims of political persecution via terror law

KARAPATAN emphasizes role of State security forces in the abduction of Felix Salaveria Jr. and James Jazmines

Families of disappeared James Jazmines, Felix Salaveria, Jr. plea for safe return of their loved ones

KARAPATAN sounds alarm on another abduction in Tabaco, Albay

KARAPATAN sounds alarm on increasing cases of enforced disappearances under Marcos Jr.

KARAPATAN: Funds for social services, not for State terrorism!

Rights group decries disappearance of NDFP consultant’s brother

KARAPATAN hits Sara Duterte’s contempt for transparency

KARAPATAN: Surface Rowena Dasig!

Karapatan Monitor for January to June 2024

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Link to Karapatan 2023 Year-end Report on the Human Rights Situation in the Philippines

Link to Karapatan’s Term-End Report under the Duterte administration and its 2022 Year-End Report under the Marcos Jr. administration

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Dismissal of perjury case a victory of truth and justice, against lies and enemies of the people – Karapatan

This is a victory of truth and justice, against lies and enemies of the people who instigated this form of judicial harassment against us, after our efforts to seek legal protection from threats and attacks.

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Unjust Justice

by Wurmadan A. Anni, Alyssa Kathleen H. Arnaldo, and Raizza Kanille Rabasol They say justice is blind, that justice is objective and impartial. It does not judge based on skin color, gender, or even on how much money one has. Justice, they say, merely looks at the facts presented in front of it — or at least that is how it is supposed to go. The reality of justice, however, lies in stark contrast to these purported values: justice is not just blind but also deaf to the plight of the people, and it is also being weaponized by those in power for their own selfish ends. Power, after all, dictates the world: it can determine who is right or…