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“No double standards please,” says Karapatan, a national alliance of human rights groups, as it presses for the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners, including the 43 health workers known as the Morong 43. “We express our support in granting amnesty for all rebel soldiers, but we are dismayed by the inaction of …
No to double standard, release the Morong 43 — Karapatan Read More »
THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE for human rights in the Philippines, Karapatan, assailed the latest Supreme Court (SC) ruling affirming the constitutionality of the Human Security Act of 2007 (Republic Act 9372) as "paving way for more human rights violations." Karapatan is one of the SC petitioners against the law. Karapatan acting secretary-general Jigs Clamor said that …
"Based on witnesses and the statements of the arresting police, we have known all along that Bayles was killed by members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, though retracted by the police and being denied by the military" said Fred Caña, Karapatan – Negros Secretary General said. "And here is Gazmin’s admission at the …
Karapatan demands prosecution of masterminds on killing of Negros human rights worker Read More »
Same policy of State Terrorism and Impunity; Persistent Worsening Human Rights Situation The Filipino People must assert and defend their rights to livelihood, freedom and justice! Political Killings, abductions, trumped-up charges, illegal arrests, torture, detention and militarization continue with impunity and are getting worse. We in KARAPATAN (Alliance for the Advancement of People’s Rights), together …
Human rights record of the U.S.-Aquino Regime in its First 100 Days Read More »
Karapatan strongly condemns the killing of another peasant leader in Guihulngan, Negros Oriental early morning today by the elements of 11th infantry battalion of the Philippine Army. In the initial report from Karapatan Negros, Rene “Toto” Quirante, local chairman of the KAUGMA-ON, a local chapter of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas was shot dead …
THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE of human rights organizations in the Philippines, KARAPATAN, denounced the intensifying military offensive against human rights defenders in Southern Mindanao and other parts of the country. KARAPATAN cited the life-threatening accusations made by BGen. Eduardo Del Rosario and Datu Ruben Labawan last September 21 in a press conference held in Davao City …
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Karapatan dares P-Noy to indemnify martial law victims, abandon U.S.-instigated counterinsurgency plans to stop human rights violations and end impunity COMMEMORATING the declaration of martial law on September 21, the national alliance of human rights groups, KARAPATAN, challenged Pres. Benigno Simeon "PNoy" Aquino III to render the long overdue INDEMNIFICATION of the victims of martial law, ABANDON …
AS PRES. Benigno Simeon Aquino III flies off to the United States on official visit, the alliance of human rights groups in the Philippines, KARAPATAN, questioned the $434-million USD compact grant by the Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC) of the US as a “violation of its own selection criteria” and “encourages governments allied with the US …
Filipinos here and abroad call for their immediate release More than a hundred political prisoners in various detention centers all over the country staged a protest fast to press for their immediate release, and supported by their relatives and human rights advocates. Around 148 political prisoners from 20 detention facilities in the National Capital Region, …
Morong 43 and hundreds of political prisoners nationwide stage protest fast; Read More »
COMMEMORATING today of the historic 1991 Philippine Senate rejection of the extension of U.S. bases, the human rights alliance KARAPATAN called for the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) citing the deaths of two Filipinos this year involving US troops. Gregan Cardeño, 33, signed up as a security guard but was contracted out as …
KARAPATAN asserts scrapping of VFA for deaths related to US operations Read More »
