Archives: International Solidarities

Solidarity: From Listening to AccompanimentSpeech of Rev. Dr. Patricia Lisson, Vice Chairperson of the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines Dear friends, More than thirteen thousand kilometres separate Manila and Toronto. On a map, the Philippines can seem very far from Canada. But solidarity creates a different geography. It brings distant communities into …

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Cristina Palabay, KARAPATAN Secretary GeneralKapit Bisig ConferenceToronto, Canada25 – 26 September 2026 Magandang araw sa ating lahat. On behalf of KARAPATAN’s fighting chapters, organizations and individual members, I am overjoyed to join you today in the Kapit Bisig Conference, with the privilege of being in the first conference organized by ICHRP in 2013 in Manila. …

Karapatan Sec-Gen Cristina Palabay Plenary Presentation at Kapit Bisig Global Conference Read More »

Keynote Addressby Cristina Palabay, KARAPATAN Secretary General at the General Assembly of the International Coalition for Human Rights in the PhilippinesToronto, Canada27 September 2026 From Strength to Strength: Building Solidarity for Filipino People’s Rights It is an honor for us in KARAPATAN to join you today, as we express our warmest greetings to you all …

Karapatan Sec-Gen Cristina Palabay Keynote Speech at the General Assembly of ICHRP Read More »

Dear friends, We are sharing with you the latest civic space update on the Philippines by Civicus, a global alliance of civil society organisations and activists working to strengthen citizen action and civil society throughout the world. Civicus released the report days before the fourth State of the Nation Address of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.: …

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BANGKOK, Thailand (26 June 2025) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), ASEAN SOGIE Caucus, and KARAPATAN strongly condemn the fatal shooting of Filipino human rights defender Ali Macalintal in General Santos City on 23 June 2025. Macalintal worked as a broadcaster at the Radio Philippines Network XDX. She also served as …

Rights groups condemn brutal killing of human rights defender Ali Macalintal Read More »

Dear friends, Sharing with you the statement of Amnesty International on the increasing use of anti-terror laws against development and human rights workers, released on February 5, 2025. Kindly access the full statement here: PHILIPPINES: END USE OF ANTI-TERROR LAWS TO TARGET DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS WORKERS PHILIPPINES: END USE OF ANTI-TERROR LAWS TO TARGET …

PHILIPPINES: END USE OF ANTI-TERROR LAWS TO TARGET DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS WORKERS Read More »

ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) on the enforced disappearance of James Jazmines and Felix Salaveria Jr. Dear friends, Sharing with you the statement of the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) on the enforced disappearance of James Jazmines and Felix Salaveria Jr. Thanks. Karapatan Public Information Desk The Philippine government must locate, release abducted …

ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) on the enforced disappearance of James Jazmines and Felix Salaveria Jr. Read More »