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Former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte has made a joke of many things — rape and killing, among others. That he could actually make light of such serious things is tasteless, to say the least. He made an anecdote about the rape of an Australian missionary a staple in his campaign, earning laughs, but also a rebuke …
Today, February 19, 2025, marks the 18th year of the disappearance of National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultant Leo Velasco. He was last seen walking along a street in Cagayan de Oro at around 10:30 a.m. on February 19, 2007 when three armed men claiming to be government agents forced him into a …
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KARAPATAN slammed a recent video by the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) that not only red-tagged but spewed homophobic slurs against KARAPATAN National Council member and Kabataan Partylist Rep. Raoul Manuel. Issued five days before the start of the national campaign period for the 2025 mid-term elections, the video contained …
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KARAPATAN assailed the surveillance by a suspected state agent of the Makabayan-Negros and Bayan Muna-Bacolod mid-term elections kick-off caravan last February 11, 2024. According to witnesses, the alleged intelligence agent, who wore dark glasses and a hoodie and was riding a motorcycle, tailed the caravan and kept asking the participants what route the caravan would …
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The Samahan ng mga Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA) slammed the VIP treatment accorded detained cult leader, racketeer and senatorial candidate Apollo Quiboloy, whose recorded video message was the highlight of his kick-off campaign at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City on February 11, 2024. “It is highly questionable why Quiboloy, who …
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Rights group KARAPATAN called on the Commission on Elections and the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to immediately investigate reports of red-tagging of candidates, campaigners and the electorate and military operations in communities, as the first day of the campaign period for the 2025 midterm elections commenced yesterday, February 11. “The election campaign period should …
KARAPATAN to COMELEC, CHR: Investigate, stop red-tagging, military attacks during polls Read More »
On the eve of the campaign period for the 2025 midterm elections, Karapatan called on Filipino voters to resoundingly reject candidates and partylists with abominable records of human rights violations. “The common denominator of these candidates is their direct hand in the atrocities committed against the Filipino people. We appeal to the people not to …
KARAPATAN warns voters on red-taggers, rights violators vying for elections Read More »
KARAPATAN threw its support behind press freedom advocates, human rights defenders and progressive development workers in demanding justice for five activists illegally arrested in Tacloban in 2020. KARAPATAN human rights worker Alexander Philip “Chakoy” Abinguna, community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, development worker Mariel Domequil, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan staff Mira Legion, and environmental activist Marissa Cabaljao …
By Cristina PalabayKarapatan Secretary General and one of the complainants in the 2nd impeachment complaint The House of Representatives’ approval of the resolution on the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte and its transmission to the Senate is a win in the Filipino people’s struggle for accountability of the Dutertes and their corrupt …
KARAPATAN on today’s win of the impeachment case vs VP Sara Duterte Read More »
KARAPATAN joins other human rights defenders, people’s organizations and concerned citizens in demanding that the House of Representatives proceed with the impeachment process against Vice President Sara Duterte by immediately approving the resolution on the Articles of Impeachment and transmitting these to the Senate, as the HOR goes on recess tomorrow before the start of …
Rights group to HOR: Transmit impeach articles vs Sara Duterte to the Senate now Read More »
