January, 2017

Four activists killed this January 2017, two are Lumad leader-advocates for defense of ancestral lands

submitted on Tue, 01/31/2017 - 12:17

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Punish police criminals! Stop impunity!

Submitted on Fri, 01/27/2017 - 13:04

“We challenge Pres. Rodrigo Duterte and Philippine National Police chief Ronald Dela Rosa to punish criminals in the police and military,” Karapatan deputy secretary general Jigs Clamor said, in condemnation of the escalating police brutality against drug suspects and police involvement in organized crimes.

Dummies at Camp Crame 2,295 killed

Duterte should rein in his troops from sabotaging the GRP-NDFP peacetalks

Submitted on Wed, 01/25/2017 - 18:48

"Pres. Duterte should control his armed forces to stop sabotaging the peacetalks between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP),” Jigs Clamor, Karapatan deputy secretary general said in reaction to the reported armed encounter between the 39th Infantry Battalion Philippine Army (IBPA) and the New People’s Army in Makilala, North Cotabato.

Cycle of exploitation, oppression must end NOW

Submitted on Mon, 01/23/2017 - 17:11

“It is the lack of genuine economic reforms and Government of the Republic of the Philippines’ (GRP’s) non-adherence to the Comprehensive Agreement of the Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL) which makes political killings against struggling peasants and national minorities rampant in the country,” Karapatan deputy secretary general Jigs Clamor said, in condemnation over the latest killings of Lumad leader Veronico “Nico” Lapsay Delamente and sugar farmer leader Alexander “Sander” Ceballos.

Delamante Ceballos

GRP should investigate 4,000 human rights complaints against State security forces

Submitted on Sat, 01/21/2017 - 13:00

Upon signing of GRP-NDFP supplemental guidelines on monitoring committee on human rights, international humanitarian law

ROME, ITALY - Karapatan welcomed the signing of the Supplemental Guidelines for the GRP-NDFP Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC) on the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL) today, January 21, 2017, in Rome, Italy during the third round of formal peacetalks between the two Parties.

Karapatan to GRP Peace Panel: Pull out troops in communities, respect and implement CARHRIHL

Submitted on Sat, 01/21/2017 - 10:36

Rome, Italy - On the second day of the third round of formal peacetalks between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), human rights group Karapatan, through its Secretary General Cristina Palabay, submitted collated reports on violations of human rights and international humanitarian law by State security forces and agents of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) during the period of the GRP unilateral ceasefire from August 21, 2016 to December 31, 2016.

HRV Table

On the 30th year of Mendiola Massacre: Karapatan expresses support to NDFP’s proposals on socio-econ reforms

Submitted on Fri, 01/20/2017 - 17:17

“Massacres of peasants continue because feudal bondage and the backward agricultural economy remain,” Karapatan Deputy Secretary General Jigs Clamor said today, on the commemoration of the 30th year of the Mendiola massacre. Thirteen (13) farmers were killed by State security forces under the Corazon Aquino administration, during a protest action in 1987.

On third round of talks: 392 political prisoners remain in jail, communities still attacked

Submitted on Wed, 01/18/2017 - 13:03

“During the first round of peacetalks, the GRP already indicated its commitment to release political prisoners. But the third round of talks is opening with hundreds of political prisoners still in jail,” Jigs Clamor, Karapatan deputy secretary general, said.

According to Karapatan, there are currently 392 political prisoners imprisoned in relation to the NDFP rebellion, 30 of them are elderly, 34 are women, and 122 of them are sick. “As a matter of justice and commitment, they should be released now,” Clamor concluded.

Pahayag ng mga bilanggong pulitikal sa pagbubukas ng usapang pangkapayapaan

Submitted on Tue, 01/17/2017 - 15:45

Sinusuportahan namin ang magaganap na ikatlong round ng pormal na usapang pangkapayapaan sa pagitan ng Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) at National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) para talakayin ang Comprehensive Agreement on Socio-Economic Reforms (CASER) at iba pang sunbstansyal na usapin sa darating na Enero 19 hanggang 25 sa Rome, Italy.

Duterte, GRP peace panel should heed calls to release political prisoners

Submitted on Fri, 01/13/2017 - 15:25

Rights violations will continue if Oplan Kapayapaan is Oplan Bayanihan 2.0

Submitted on Fri, 01/13/2017 - 13:05

“If Oplan Kapayapaan of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is a continuum of Oplan Bayanihan, we expect that human rights and international humanitarian law violations will continue, especially in struggling communities and among the poor majority of peasants and workers,” Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay said on the AFP’s new counter-insurgency program under the Rodrigo Duterte administration.