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Rights group denounces PH removal in UN list of grave child rights violations

KARAPATAN assailed the Philippines’ removal from the United Nations (UN) list of grave child rights violations related to armed conflict, saying it does not reflect the reality on the ground. KARAPATAN secretary general Cristina Palabay said that under the regime of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., 11 children and youth have been killed extrajudicially under the government’s …

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KARAPATAN slams inutile national energy emergency exec order

KARAPATAN decried Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Executive Order 110 declaring an “energy emergency” as an “inutile measure” that will not bring relief to Filipinos hit hard by the economic crisis spawned by US imperialist aggression in West Asia. Marcos Jr.’s latest executive order, said KARAPATAN secretary general Cristina Palabay, is nothing but PR gimmickry and is …

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Sumusuporta ang Karapatan sa transport strike laban sa taas-presyo ng langis at digmaan ng US laban sa Iran

Sa gitna ng walang kapantay na pagtaas ng presyo ng langis, nakikiisa ang KARAPATAN sa iba’t ibang sektor ng lipunan sa panawagang ibasura ang Value Added Tax (VAT) sa lahat ng produkto at serbisyo, gayundin ang excise tax sa langis. Ang VAT ay ipinatupad noong 1986 bilang bahagi ng “structural adjustment program” na ipinataw ng …

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Rights group denounces HR violations in mil, police ops in Tarlac, QC

KARAPATAN human rights alliance denounced human rights violations, including possible cases of enforced disappearance, in relation to the reported simultaneous police and military operations in Tarlac City and Quezon City in the early morning of March 11, 2026 that led to the arrest and detention of ten individuals. Arrested from a house in Barangay Baras-Baras, …

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KARAPATAN sa ICC: Kumpirmahin ang mga sakdal laban kay Duterte, arestuhin ang mga kasabwat

Sa unang anibersaryo ng pagkakaaresto at detensyon ni Rodrigo Duterte sa International Criminal Court (ICC), muling nanawagan ang KARAPATAN sa ICC na kumpirmahin ang mga sakdal laban kay Duterte at tumuloy sa paglilitis. Muli rin itong nanawagan na arestuhin na lahat ng mga kasabwat ni Duterte sa madugong gera kontra-droga para mapanagot na rin sila. …

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Pahayag ng KARAPATAN at Tanggol Bayi sa Pandaigdigang Araw ng Kababaihan 2026

Ang KARAPATAN at Tanggol Bayi, isang organisasyon ng kababaihang tagapagtanggol ng karapatang pantao, ay sumasaludo sa kababaihang nakikibaka sa okasyon ng Pandaigdigang Araw ng Kababaihan 2026. Ang paggunita ngayong taon ng Pandaigdigang Araw ng Kababaihan ay nagpapatingkad ng napakaraming usaping bumabayo sa kababaihang Pilipino, laluna yaong mula sa masang anakpawis. Nagaganap ito sa gitna ng …

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KARAPATAN to ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I: Confirm murder, attempted murder charges vs Duterte

KARAPATAN human rights alliance urges the Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to confirm the charges of murder and attempted murder against Rodrigo Duterte so that the proceedings could soon move on to the trial stage. Duterte’s defense team has been filing motion after motion, all designed to delay and derail the …

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Rights group denounces denial of bail for Frenchie Mae Cumpio and Marielle Domequil

KARAPATAN human rights alliance assailed the court’s denial of bail to community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and development worker Marielle Domequil. Frenchie Mae and Marielle were arrested with three others—human rights worker Alexander Philip Abinguna, Bayan Muna-Eastern Visayas staff Mira Legion and People Surge spokesperson Marissa Cabaljao—on February 7, 2020, in Tacloban City. Their arrest …

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KARAPATAN: Free Alexander Philip “Chakoy” Abinguña, Frenchie Mae Cumpio, Marielle Domequil!

Human rights alliance KARAPATAN and alternative media groups marked the sixth year since the arrest and detention of the five activists in Tacloban City, in a protest in front of the Department of Justice as they denounced the continued detention of community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and humanitarian worker Marielle Domequil, who were unjustly convicted …

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