February, 2022
On the 36th anniversary of EDSA People Power I uprising, Karapatan calls on Filipinos: #NoToMarcosDuterte2022
Submitted on Fri, 02/25/2022 - 09:00
As the country commemorated the 36th anniversary of the EDSA People Power I uprising which toppled the 21-year dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos Sr., human rights alliance Karapatan called on Filipinos to reject the presidential bid of the late dictator’s son and namesake Marcos Jr.
Urgent appeal for action on the arrest of Dr. Maria Natividad Marian “Naty” Castro
submitted on Thu, 02/24/2022 - 16:59Dear friends and colleagues,
Karapatan calls for release of youth peasant organizer in Negros
Submitted on Thu, 02/24/2022 - 12:00
Photo from Kabataan Partylist - Negros
Duterte, NTF-ELCAC must also be held accountable for Bloody Sunday raids
Submitted on Tue, 02/22/2022 - 11:00
Today marks the beginning of the preliminary investigation against the 17 policemen charged with murder for their involvement in the killing fisherfolk leaders Ariel Evangelista and Ana-Mariz “Chai” Lemita-Evangelista during the Bloody Sunday raids in Southern Tagalog.
Badoy, NTF-ELCAC unleashes deranged red-tagging spree amid widespread calls to free Dr. Naty Castro
Submitted on Tue, 02/22/2022 - 10:30
Photo from Council for Health and Development
Lorraine Badoy-Partosa is at it again with — and predictably, she is now unleashing her deranged red-tagging antics not only against Dr. Maria Natividad “Naty” Castro, but even those who have expressed concern regarding her recent arrest.
Karapatan asks PNP: where is Dr. Naty Castro?
Submitted on Sat, 02/19/2022 - 11:05
From the left: Michelle Campos, Karapatan Secretary Geenral Cristina Palabay, former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Michel Forst, and Dr. Maria Natividad “Naty” Castro
URGENT ALERT: Arrest of Dr. Maria Natividad “Naty” Castro
Submitted on Fri, 02/18/2022 - 17:37
At 9:30 a.m. today, February 18, 2022, Dr. Ma. Natividad Marian Castro was arrested by elements of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines allegedly based on an arrest warrant on trumped up charges of kidnapping and serious illegal detention in Caraga. The cops forcibly entered the Castro family home in San Juan City.
Karapatan lauds recent European Parliament resolution on the human rights situation in PH
Submitted on Fri, 02/18/2022 - 12:39
Photo by Basilio Sepe/BenarNews
Karapatan welcomes the recent adoption of the European Parliament resolution on February 17, 2022 renewing its condemnation of extrajudicial killings and other human rights violations in the Philippines, as well as threats, harassment, red-tagging and violence against human rights defenders, journalists, trade unionists, church and humanitarian workers.
On Marcos Jr.’s responses at the SMNI forum
Submitted on Wed, 02/16/2022 - 12:00
Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters
Fascists never learn.
Karapatan calls on JBC to rescind nomination of “search warrant factory” judge
Submitted on Mon, 02/14/2022 - 08:30
Human rights alliance Karapatan called on the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) to rescind its nomination of Vice Executive Judge Jose Lorenzo Dela Rosa for the position of Associate Justice in Court of Appeals, as the group asserted that the judge should be held accountable for using his court to be a “search warrant factory,” particularly those used during the Bloody Sunday raids in Southern Tagalog in March 2021 as well as the raids in indigenous Tumandok communities in Panay in December 2020.
Karapatan slams Badoy, NTF-ELCAC threat of legal action vs Rappler
Submitted on Tue, 02/08/2022 - 14:00
Photo by Carlo Manalansan/Bulatlat
Karapatan denounces this yet another unhinged but dangerous threat by Undersecretary Lorraine Partosa Badoy, spokesperson of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), on the task force’s planned legal action against Rappler for the exercise of its role in fact-checking.
“Back off!” rights group tells NTF-ELCAC amid threats, harassment vs progressive partylists, communities in need of aid
Submitted on Fri, 02/04/2022 - 12:00
Photo by Jonathan Cellona/ABS-CBN News
Rights group Karapatan scored the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) amid reports of threat, harassment of progressive partylists, as the election campaign begins in less than a week.
Karapatan slams Robin Padilla’s comments on EJKs in anti-crime operations
Submitted on Thu, 02/03/2022 - 14:00
Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images
Senatorial candidate and actor Robin Padilla should be made aware that extrajudicial killings are considered unlawful and, in the context of armed conflict, can even be treated as war crimes under international human rights instruments.
This is not a movie, Mr. Padilla, where one just conjures fight scenes and be well after every shoot.
Karapatan urges CHR to investigate killing of NDFP consultant Pedro Codaste
Submitted on Wed, 02/02/2022 - 12:00
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