ANG SAPILITANG PAGKAWALA O ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE ay isa sa pinakamalubhang paglabag sa karapatang pantao. Hindi ito simpleng pagkawala ng tao – ito ay sistematikong pagdukot, pagpapahirap at pagtatago sa isang indibidwal, na isinasagawa ng mga ahente ng gobyerno o mga grupong kumikilos na may basbas ng gobyerno. Layunin nitong patahimikin ang biktima, pigilan ang kanyang …
Contribution to the 2026 International Ecumenical Peace ConvocationSeoul, Republic of Korea09 September 2026 Cristina PalabayKARAPATAN Secretary General Good day to everyone, and thank you for having us in the panel. The Philippines is in a seemingly chronic state of crisis as far as human and people’s rights are concerned. The violations of human rights and …
On April 19, 2026, ten guerrillas of the New People’s Army (NPA) and nine civilians were massacred by troops of the 79th Infantry Battalion of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (IBPA) in Barangay Salamanca, Toboso, Negros Occidental. The gruesome incident bore all signs of a war crime. A drone footage of Roger Fabillar, an …
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 »
