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On September 18, 2019, the Hilongos “mass grave” case is set to undergo another hearing where the prosecution is expected to present another witness. Karapatan deputy secretary general Roneo Clamor has called the recycling of the Hilongos case as a “circus that is kept alive for political persecution.”
Human rights group Karapatan condemns the Duterte regime for the incessant attacks against activists and human rights defenders. Recently, a farmer activist and a village watchman were killed; and a peasant leader was abducted.
Karapatan and various rights groups held a protest action outside the Commission on Human Rights, as government representatives face the public inquiry. Military and police officials, including retired uniformed men appointed by Duterte in his Cabinet, were invited in the said CHR hearing, which started on September 9 and is set to end on September …
Human rights group Karapatan questioned and opposed the PhP 8.2 billion budget of the Office of the President (OP) for the year 2020, which was swiftly approved in less than 7 minutes.
Human rights group Karapatan assailed the abuse of power committed by government officials as records and testimonies unveiled how hundreds of detainees convicted of heinous and drug-related charges were freed from prison amid individuals still suffering from imprisonment because of wrongful conviction, minimal offenses, trumped-up accusations, and inability to seek competent counsel. In August, …
Karapatan is set to participate in a public inquiry initiated by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR). CHR opened the session today, September 9, 2019, until September 13. In the said inquiry, civil society organizations, human rights defenders, and victims and kin of human rights violations will raise issues concerning widespread violations perpetrated against various …
“Mass graves were the great inventions of the military during the tutelage of then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s Inter-Agency Legal Action Group (IALAG). The said formation was famed for masterminding the filing of trumped-up charges against activists and critics.
Human rights alliance Karapatan joins the call of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI+) community in strongly urging the Senate to pass the Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill, which seeks to assert the rights of the LGBTQI+ community and protect all individuals from discrimination on the basis of …
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“This perjury case is an act of reprisal. National Security Adviser (NSA) Hermogenes Esperon Jr. jumps at every opportunity to malign and harass human rights defenders, even using the most minute and ridiculous of charges. He will now have to stretch the flimsy accusations that he has hurled against Karapatan, the Rural Missionaries of the …
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“The convicted butcher Jovito Palparan Jr. is a charlatan. He and Mocha Uson together are disreputable – the former a convicted criminal and the latter an immaterial fanatic who wants to make a comeback into her master’s good graces. The result of that interview is an explosion of hogwash that is easily disputed by evidence …
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