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Karapatan chairperson, former RMP coordinator file comments vs Esperon petition

Two human rights defenders scored former National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. for attempting to violate their right against double jeopardy by calling on the Regional Trial Court to reverse their acquittal for perjury last January 2023. Elisa Tita Lubi, chairperson of human rights alliance Karapatan, and Sr. Elenita Belardo, RGS of the Rural Missionaries …

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Rights activist seeks dismissal of frivolous indirect contempt charges in Muntinlupa court

A human rights activist charged with indirect contempt by a private lawyer has filed a motion to dismiss the complaint before the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 206. Calling the indirect contempt charges “frivolous,” Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay said that she seeks the court’s immediate dismissal of the said charges against her, former Sen. …

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Hangga’t walang Hustisya, ang SONA ay mananatiling isang retorika at pantasya!

July 24, 2023 | HUSTISYA “Hangga’t walang hustisya para sa mga biktima at walang napanagot sa tuloy-tuloy na paglabag sa karapatang pantao, ang ikalawang SONA ni Marcos Jr. ay isa lamang retoriko at pantasya, ito ang pahayag ng Hustisya (Pagkakaisa ng mga Biktima para sa Hustisya). Ngayon, Hulyo 24, 2023, ang ikalawang State of the …

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Statement of Samahan ng Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA) on the Second SONA of Bongbong Marcos Jr.’s Administration

In the first year of Bongbong Marcos Jr.’s administration, Samahan ng Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA) vehemently condemns the persistent and alarming practice of filing trumped-up charges against activists. Despite the change in leadership, it is disheartening to witness the continuation of a grave violation of human rights that has plagued our nation …

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Corruption, impunity, myth-making and distortions of history on the 1st year of the Marcos Jr. regime 

Corruption, impunity, myth-making and distortions of history.  These words come to mind in describing Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s first year of presidency, as he delivers his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) today.  Just days before Marcos Jr.’s SONA, we have been confronted with the bad news of another ill-gotten wealth case against the Marcoses …

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On the dismissal of cases vs cops involved in Bloody Sunday killings

The dismissal of the motion for reconsideration filed by Rosenda Lemita, mother of slain Chai Lemita-Evangelista who is among the victims of killings during the Bloody Sunday incidents in Southern Tagalog, by Justice Department’s panel of prosecutors is another proof of the Marcos Jr. regime’s disinterest and even contempt for justice and accountability in the …

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Karapatan slams renewed judicial harassment, attacks vs officers

Human rights alliance Karapatan slammed the renewed judicial harassment against Filipino human rights defenders as well as attacks on the integrity and independence of judges, as its officers – Cristina Palabay, Roneo Clamor, Dr. Edita Burgos, Gabriela Krista Dalena, Fr. Wilfredo Ruazol, and Jose Mari Callueng – filed their joint comment today, July 20, 2023, …

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