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CALL FOR ACTION: FREE TACLOBAN 5!

Background of the Arrest, Detention, and Trumped-Up Charges vs Tacloban 5 On February 7, 2020, joint elements of the police and military implemented raided offices of people’s organizations in Tacloban City, using questionable search warrants, after KARAPATAN publicly raised the extensive surveillance of its office in the city, as well as that of other organizations. …

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[SIGN ON STATEMENT] In Solidarity with the Tacloban 5: End Judicial Harassment, Free All Political Prisoners!

Dear friends and colleagues, We are sharing with you this sign-on statement initiated by KARAPATAN in support and solidarity to call for the release and dismissal of trumped up charges of the Tacloban 5. We urge everyone, from the vast sectors of society, from different organizations in the Philippines and abroad, to support and sign …

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KARAPATAN: Labanan ang Pasista, Korap, at Mapaniil na Rehimeng US-Marcos

Muling kikilos ang sambayanang Pilipino sa mga lansangan sa Disyembre 10, Pandaigdigang Araw ng Karapatang Pantao, upang kondenahin ang matitinding paglabag sa karapatang pantao at international humanitarian law (IHL) ng rehimeng Marcos Jr., at ipahayag ang ating galit laban sa malawakang burukratikong korapsyon na naglalagay sa kasalukuyang gobyerno bilang isa sa pinakamabaho sa kasaysayan ng …

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Amnesty International on Philippines: Testimony points to torture and other abuses by police as new protests loom

Dear friends,We are sharing with you a research piece by Amnesty International on the violent dispersal of protesters during the September 21 rallies in the Philippines. Testimony points to torture and other abuses by police as new protests loom We appreciate it if you could also share this to your networks. Thank you. KARAPATAN Public Infomation …

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CARMMA on the 7th anniversary of Imelda Marcos’ graft conviction

The Campaign Against the Return of the Marcoses and Martial Law (CARMMA) marks the seventh anniversary of Imelda Marcos’ conviction on seven counts of graft amid the raging corruption scandal in the country. The ruling, handed down on November 9, 2018 by the Sandiganbayan, found the late dictator Marcos’ widow guilty of seven counts of …

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Karapatan Monitor for April to June 2025

INTENSIFIED STATE TERRORISM AGAINST THE FILIPINO PEOPLE UNDER MARCOS JR. Militarization reared its ugly head in the second quarter of 2025, especially in rural areas, engendering numerous violations of human rights and international humanitarian law (IHL). Even as there was virtual martial rule in the vast countryside, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. tried to project an image …

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Global delegates join mission to the world’s most disaster-prone country to stand with communities facing climate injustice

Quezon City, Philippines — Grounding Solidarity, a pre-conference initiative of the Asia Pacific People’s Conference Against Climate Imperialism and Militarism, will bring together researchers, academics, journalists, environmentalists, and human rights advocates to visit communities on the frontlines of climate and militarist injustice. The Philippines remains the most dangerous country in Asia for environmental defenders, according …

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Lies won’t save Duterte from accountability, group tells Kaufman

The Duterte Panagutin network condemned the dirty tactics employed by Rodrigo Duterte’s counsel Nicolas Kaufman. Kaufman twisted the statement of Press Undersecretary Claire Castro to make it appear that the Philippine government does not oppose the Defense’s request for interim release. But Castro’s own words were: “whatever the decision of the [ICC], the government [of …

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PAHAYAG NG CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE RETURN OF THE MARCOSES AND MARTIAL LAW (CARMMA) SA IKA-53 ANIBERSARYO NG BATAS MILITAR

Babahain ng nagpupuyos na taumbayan ang Luneta at iba’t ibang lugar sa Pilipinas sa ika-53 taong anibersaryo ng martial law, ang golden age ng korapsyon sa ating kasaysayan. Babahain sa galit sa pangungurakot at pandarambong ng nagsasabwatang sakim na iilan samantalang kandamatay ang taumbayan sa lagim ng panahon at kahirapan. Babahain sa pagkakaisang wakasan na …

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