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Karapatan chides Noynoy Aquino to stop acting like there are no political prisoners

A week before Pres. Noynoy Aquino’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), political prisoners from Luzon to Mindanao are conducting a one-week fast  to push the call for the release of all political prisoners.  “It has been two years since we started to campaign and lobby for the release of political prisoners who are in …

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Aquino waging war against the Filipino people

With his two years of presidency and three State of the Nation Address (SONA), Pres. Noynoy Aquino has already done his own version of “unsheathing the sword of war” and has no more pretensions about it.  

Two years of Aquino presidency: Intensified military operations

AFP modernization budget aggravates HR situation, militarization “This is where the people’s taxes go—to buy arms and ammunition to protect the interests of big business and landlords and against innocent civilians and those who defend their lives and livelihood,” said Karapatan spokesperson, Cristina Palabay.

Two years of Aquino Presidency: Increasing repression of political prisoners

Alan Jazmines stealthily  transferred to Bicutan jail  Government authorities should immediately explain the sudden, stealthy transfer of political prisoner Alan Jazmines from the Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center in Camp Crame to Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan early this morning of June 29.  Marie Hilao-Enriquez, chairperson of Karapatan slammed the move “because it reeks …

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Image of Palparan in stencil being painted by members of rights organizations

KARAPATAN dares AFP to open military camps to prove Palparan is not there

“The print on my t-shirt has faded,” said Connie Empeno matter-of-factly.  Her shirt displayed her daughter’s photo with the call “Surface Karen and Sherlyn.”  Connie is Karen Empeno’s mother, and it has been six years since she started wearing the shirt during ‘camp searches’ to look for her daughter and during mobilizations to press the …

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