As President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. prepares to deliver his State of the Nation Address, we remember the more than 30,000 lives lost in a senseless bloody drug war by former President Rodrigo Duterte as he awaits trial at the International Criminal Court. His daughter, the second highest official, Vice President Sara Duterte, is under investigation …
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 …
Motion for Duterte’s interim release, a profound moral test for the ICC Read More »
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 …
The Duterte Panagutin Network strongly supports the recent recommendation of the House of Representatives Quad Committee to file charges of crimes against humanity against former President Rodrigo Duterte and his key allies. Victims and their families, along with human rights organizations, have long maintained that the killings are part of a larger orchestrated scheme, which …
Statement at the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security by Cristina Palabay, Karapatan Secretary General November 24, 2020 Magandang araw po, Mr. Chair.
Dear friends and fellow rights advocates, Greetings! Military elements from the 30th and 38th IBPA and the 3rd Special Forces of the 402nd Brigade have encamped in civilian communities in the mountain areas of Cabadbaran and Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte and Alegria in Surigao del Norte. The soldiers have occupied public places, and are staying …
Appeal for support for Mamanwa communities forcibly evacuated due to military operations Read More »
(Paper presented by Atty. Edre U. Olalia, Secretary General of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) and Cristina E. Palabay, Spokesperson of Karapatan, at the Conference on Defending Human Rights Defenders in London, 24 February 2012, organized by the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers, Amnesty International UK and the European Association of Lawyers for …
From defenders to victims: the plight HRDs in the Philippines amidst continuing impunity Read More »
