Who are the political prisoners (PPs)? Political prisoners are citizens arrested, detained and imprisoned for acting on their socio-political beliefs or faith. They are arbitrarily denied their liberty and their constitutional right to due process of law. Many PPs endure different forms of torture. A number of them have been held incommunicado for days or …
PEOPLE UNDER SIEGE: Repression, Crisis, and Resistance Intensifying fascist attacks and severe economic blows directly resulting from US imperialist aggression and intervention pummeled the people in the first quarter of 2026. On February 28, 2026, the US bombed Iran, prompting the latter to defend itself by launching military strikeson US bases across West Asia and …
The year 2025 would be remembered in Philippine history as one where massive corruption involving multiple tiers of the government bureaucracy shook the ruling system to its very core. This corruption scandal fueled massive public outrage manifested in gigantic protests on a scale unprecedented in almost a decade. So extensive were the exposés that more …
2025 Karapatan Year-End Report on the Human Rights Situation in the Philippines Read More »
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. …
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 …
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 …
KARAPATAN: Labanan ang Pasista, Korap, at Mapaniil na Rehimeng US-Marcos Read More »
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 …
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 …
CARMMA on the 7th anniversary of Imelda Marcos’ graft conviction Read More »
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 …
