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Human rights alliance KARAPATAN strongly denounced the attempted participation of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) in a University of Santo Tomas (UST) research colloquium, calling it a brazen infiltration of academic spaces and a direct threat to academic freedom and the right to express. “NTF-ELCAC has no place in …
Human rights alliance KARAPATAN welcomed the Court of Appeals decision overturning the Anti-Money Laundering Council’s (AMLC) attempt to forfeit funds belonging to journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and church lay worker Marielle Domequil, calling it a long-overdue vindication after years of red-tagging and fabricated charges. “This decision is an affirmation of truth in a landscape where …
Human rights alliance KARAPATAN strongly condemned the latest wave of political persecution against activists, students, and ordinary citizens who joined the September 21 anti-corruption protests, following the announcement of filing of cases by the Philippine National Police–Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP–CIDG) against 97 individuals. “Hundreds of protesters have already been arrested, tortured, and detained …
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QUEZON CITY — On All Souls’ Day, families and friends of victims of abduction and enforced disappearance, together with human rights defenders, will gather at the Sto. Domingo Church to remember their missing loved ones and renew their call: “Surface All Desaparecidos!” While millions of Filipinos visit cemeteries to honor departed relatives, the families of …
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KARAPATAN vehemently condemns the filing of formal charges against at least ten (10) individuals who were illegally arrested and detained during the September 21 anti-corruption protest in Manila. During the inquest proceedings on September 22 and 23, 2025, the Philippine National Police filed complaints on alleged violations of the Revised Penal Code and the Batas …
Human rights group KARAPATAN filed formal complaints before the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), urging an immediate and independent investigation into grave and persistent human rights violations against Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs), including political prisoners, at the Negros Occidental District Jail – Male Dormitory (NODJ-MD) …
KARAPATAN strongly condemned the issuance of subpoenas by the Philippine National Police – Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) against student leaders, activists and campus journalists who joined the September 21 anti-corruption protests in Mendiola, calling it a blatant act of harassment and an assault on basic rights. At least four student leaders have received …
Human rights advocates slammed the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) for its latest tirade against the recently concluded International Solidarity Mission (ISM) on climate justice and militarism in peasant and indigenous communities, denouncing its statements as “desperate moves to suppress truth and sabotage the people’s pursuit of justice.” “International solidarity …
KARAPATAN condemned the numerous forms and incidents of harassment by soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines against the delegates of the ongoing international solidarity mission on climate justice and militarism in various communities in Rizal, Mindoro, Negros Occidental and Leyte. “Through these forms of harassment, the delegates from 15 countries are able to …
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While KARAPATAN acknowledges the House of Representatives’ denial of the proposed hike of the budget of the Office of Vice President Sara Duterte for 2026, it would have been more logical for Congress to defund the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and to scrap all confidential and intelligence funds (CIF), including that of the …
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