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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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Motion for Duterte’s interim release, a profound moral test for the ICC

The motion for the interim release of Rodrigo Roa Duterte is not a simple procedural matter; it is a profound moral test for the International Criminal Court and a moment of grave concern for the thousands who have endured the lethal results of his reign. To grant him freedom pending trial would be to silence …

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Karapatan Monitor for January to March 2025

Hold Marcos and Duterte Accountable for Crimes Against the Filipino People The Marcos Jr. regime was relentless in perpetrating violations of human rights and international humanitarian law (IHL), especially in the countryside, even as it moved to further consolidate its power against the Dutertes, its biggest ruling class rivals. The arrest of Rodrigo Duterte on …

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SENATORS URGED: PROSECUTE SARA DUTERTE NOW!

The Duterte Panagutin Campaign Network, a coalition of individuals and groups working for justice and accountability, condemns in the strongest possible terms the recent statement of Senate President Francis Escudero, which casts doubt on the conduct of an impeachment trial despite the formal transmission of the Articles of Impeachment by the House of Representatives. A …

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2024 Karapatan Year-End Report on the Human Rights Situation in the Philippines

The Filipino people are suffering from severe human rights violations and breaches of international humanitarian law (IHL) as the Marcos Jr. regime aims to eliminate the Communist Party of the Philippines by the end of 2024. In rural areas, a state of virtual martial law prevails, with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) imposing …

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