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Human rights alliance KARAPATAN slammed Senator Alan Peter Cayetano and Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. for their continuing defense of state violence and militarist policies, saying both officials have “zero credibility on human rights, justice, and genuine peace.” “After letting an international fugitive escape arrest, the senator-turned-EJK-cheerleader is once again scraping the bottom of the …

KARAPATAN Denounces Cayetano’s Defense of Drug War, Teodoro’s Rejection of Peace Talks Read More »

KARAPATAN recently slammed the malicious and absurd reports alluding to “three activist groups” allegedly behind the violent incidents during the September 21, 2026 anti-corruption rally in Manila. “Such baseless and contorted allegations seem to villify legitimate dissent, while diverting public attention from the issues of massive government corruption and the violent dispersal resulting in grave …

KARAPATAN: Stop scapegoating activists, hold corrupt officials accountable Read More »

Human rights alliance KARAPATAN lambasted the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for attempting to discredit the recently concluded National Fact Finding and Solidarity Mission (NFFSM) in Toboso, Negros Occidental, while recycling narratives that further expose inconsistencies in the military’s version of events surrounding the Toboso massacre. The NFFSM, joined by more than a hundred …

KARAPATAN: AFP Haunted by Its Own Lies After Toboso Massacre Read More »

The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) is harping on its “terror-grooming” narrative as it cried crocodile tears over the death of Vince Francis Dingding, a former student who joined the New People’s Army (NPA) and was killed with four others in an alleged encounter in Cauayan, Negros Occidental on May …

NTF-ELCAC is biggest NPA recruiter Read More »

A national fact-finding and solidarity mission (NFSM) composed of more than a hundred human rights workers, Makabayan lawmakers, activists, church workers, youth leaders, and journalists found the Philippine military liable for terrorizing farming communities in Negros Occidental following the bloody massacre in Toboso on April 19. The mission confirms, through witness testimonies, that six of …

Fact-Finding Mission Confirms Civilian Victims, Ongoing IHL Violations in Toboso Read More »

Human rights alliance KARAPATAN condoles with the family of Raul Tolingin, 57, an hors de combat in Bicol, and said that the military should be held accountable for his death while under military custody on May 13, due to complications arising from injuries he sustained in what witnesses and rights advocates described as a “fake …

Military is accountable for the death of hors de combat in Masbate Read More »

The ‘lockdown’ or ‘standoff’ in the Senate last night, however they call it now, is part of the disgusting and sickening turn of events that embodies our revoltingly rotten political system – from the House of Representatives’ impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, to the leadership change in the Senate geared towards supporting Sara in …

KARAPATAN: Arrest mass murderer Bato dela Rosa, Bong Go, other perpetrators of crimes vs humanity Read More »

“Heads must roll over Bato dela Rosa’s escape from the Senate. Accountability does not stop with the senators involved — it extends all the way to the Marcos Jr. and his state forces. They allowed an international fugitive to slip away, making a mockery of the Filipino people’s demand that he be arrested and made …

Heads must roll over Bato dela Rosa’s escape: Marcos Jr admin must be held accountable Read More »

Human rights alliance KARAPATAN strongly opposed anew the application of Cecilyn Burgos-Villavert for appointment as Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals or the Court of Tax Appeals, saying her judicial record of abuse and political persecution makes her ever unfit for higher position in the judiciary. “No matter how many times she applies for …

Rights group opposes “warrant factory judge” application to higher judiciary posts anew Read More »

Human rights group KARAPATAN strongly condemned the Philippine Senate’s decision to place Senator Ronald dela Rosa under so-called “custody” following the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s public announcement of an arrest warrant tied to charges arising from the bloody drug war under former president Rodrigo Duterte. “You’re keeping a criminal who killed thousands,” KARAPATAN said, denouncing …

“Don’t coddle a criminal who killed thousands”: Rights group condemns Senate “custody” of Bato, calls for immediate arrest Read More »