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Lies and more lies. This was Karapatan’s reaction to claims by Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that “incidents of human rights violations were down by half in 2023 as compared to 2022.” Contrary to Marcos Jr.’s declaration, Karapatan documented significant increases in the most serious human rights violations such as extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances.There were 60 …
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GENEVA, Switzerland—The Philippine Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Watch delegation said things are not better under the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. government, contrary to what government officials are telling United Nations (UN) member states. In a side event to the ongoing 55th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (UN HRC) in this city last Thursday, …
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KARAPATAN condemns the violent demolition of a peasant community in Sitio Balubad, Barangay Anunas, Angeles City. At least seven persons have reportedly been injured after combined elements of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and goons hired by Clarkhills Properties Corporation opened fire on the protesting farmers. Even reporters covering the demolition were reportedly harassed and …
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Human rights alliance KARAPATAN has asked Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Chairperson Richard Palpal-latoc to look into reports that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) have refused to cooperate with the CHR in Negros in the latter’s investigations into the killings of red-tagged farmers and other marginalized sectors …
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Human rights alliance KARAPATAN called on the governments of Germany and the Czech Republic to raise grave concerns on the dire lack of accountability in the cases of extrajudicial killings, including that of Karapatan paralegal Zara Alvarez, and the continuing killings in the Philippines under the current administration, during the state visits of President Ferdinand …
GENEVA, Switzerland—A pastor of the United Methodist Church (UMC) in the Philippines delivered an oral statement at the ongoing 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in this city narrating harassment against her by the Philippine government. At the UNHRC’s interactive dialogues on the report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion …
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Dear friends, We are sharing with you KARAPATAN’s 2023 Year-End Report on the Human Rights Situation in the Philippines. After a year and a half in power, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has more and more epitomized the fascist and terrorist nature of his rule. On the one hand, he presents a carefully cultivated “presidential” image, never …
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KARAPATAN takes exception to statements by Philippine government representatives at the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland regarding the supposed reforms that it has undertaken to uphold human rights and its plans to establish a human rights coordinating council. If it isn’t crass hypocrisy, it is plain and simple window-dressing. …
PALAYAIN ANG KABABAIHANG BILANGGONG PULITIKAL!PALAYAIN ANG LAHAT NG BILANGGONG PULITIKAL!Pahayag ng Samahan ng Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA)sa Araw ng KababaihanMarso 8, 2024 Mayroon ngayong 799 bilanggong pulitikal na nakapiit sa mga kulungan sa iba’t ibang sulok ng bansa. Isang daan at animnapu’t apat (164) sa kanila ay kababaihan, at marami ang may …
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In the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. manages to personally avoid incisive questions regarding the grave human rights violations and the plunder of government coffers under his father’s brutal martial law regime. He has subordinates to take the heat for him and attack dogs from the NTF-ELCAC (National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict) …
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