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KARAPATAN called for an independent investigation into the Barangay Development Program (BDP), the primary program of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), as the human rights group reiterated its call for the abolition of the notorious task force. KARAPATAN secretary general Cristina Palabay expressed alarm that the PhP8-billion BDP budget …
Thieves protect their own. Murderers shield each other. The Senate’s recent resolution urging house arrest for former President Rodrigo Duterte is proof that our institutions have chosen to side with the perpetrators, not the victims. This resolution is not about justice. It is about shielding power. It spits on the memory of the thousands of …
Desaparecidos, an organization of families and friends of victims of enforced disappearance, welcomed the conduct of hearings at the Court of Appeals on petitions for writs of amparo and habeas data filed by Cora Jazmines, wife of missing activist James Jazmines, who was abducted in Tabaco City, Albay on August 23, 2025. Today’s proceeding at …
Sara Duterte’s latest gimmick is to circulate allegations that Rodrigo Duterte had allegedly been found unconscious on the floor in his cell at the International Criminal Court (ICC) and had to be subjected to tests to ascertain his medical condition. If this story is true, it would show that the ICC provided prompt medical attention …
KARAPATAN on the recent Duterte camp gimmick at the ICC Read More »
Human rights alliance KARAPATAN demanded a full and independent investigation into the violent dispersal of the September 21 protests in Manila, the immediate release of all victims of illegal arrest, and accountability from top officials who continue to deny state violence. “DILG Sec. Jonvic Remulla, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, and the MPD are lying when …
KARAPATAN: Justice for Eric Saber, Free All Victims of September 21 Illegal Arrests! Read More »
Human rights alliance KARAPATAN today condemned the continuing detention of more than 200 persons — protesters and even bystanders — who were illegally arrested during and after the September 21 rallies in Manila. “All photos, videos, and more importantly, the accounts of victims and witnesses clearly show that the Manila Police District (MPD) used violent, …
KARAPATAN: Release Illegally Arrested Protesters Now! Read More »
KARAPATAN assailed Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa for sponsoring Senate Bill No. 1366 entitled “The Terror Grooming Prevention Act” ostensibly to stem recruitment of youth into the New People’s Army (NPA). “Rattled by the youth’s outstanding response to recent revelations of bureaucratic corruption,” said KARAPATAN secretary general Cristina Palabay, “Bato dela Rosa is now foisting …
Human rights alliance KARAPATAN expressed alarm over the possibility that former University of the Philippines student leader and community organizer Faye Tallow, who was arrested without warrant in Camarines Norte on September 4, 2025, is being subjected to intense coercion by her military and police captors. KARAPATAN earlier had issued a press statement demanding that …
Rights group raises alarm on possible coercion of abducted community organizer Read More »
“Imee Marcos and the Marcoses cannot claim to be clean. They are as ‘buwaya’ as they come. The Samahan ng mga Ex-Detainee Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA), an organization of former political prisoners, takes exception to Imee Marcos’ attempts to portray herself and their family as an anti-corruption stalwarts by carrying around a stylized …
SELDA: Imee Marcos and family are as buwaya as they come Read More »
KARAPATAN and Hustisya, an organization of families and friends of victims of extrajudicial killings and other human rights violations, condemn the reversal by the Supreme Court of the conviction of Marvin Nuguid for the extrajudicial killing of Dutch activist Wilhelm Geertman on July 3, 2012, saying it may be a precursor of reversals of the …
