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Karapatan strongly condemns the continuing violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) perpetrated by State agents against civilians and hors de combat. In Bohol, National Democratic Front of the Philippines consultant Manuel “Ka Dodie” Tinio was shot seven times after he was arrested on April 14, 2023, while driving a motorcycle between San Miguel City and …

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As the world observes the International Week of the Disappeared this last week of May 2023, we remember the countless victims of this grave injustice who have been arrested, detained, abducted, or forcibly deprived of liberty through other means, often by state agents or state-sanctioned entities. The victims are not surfaced, thus leaving families in …

Karapatan Statement on the International Week of the Disappeared Read More »

Karapatan welcomes the long overdue decision of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities in Kidapawan City to dismiss the criminal case of direct assault on persons in authority filed in April 2016 against 43 farmers, who sought urgent food aid amid government’s lack of a comprehensive response to the damage, hunger and disaster wrought by …

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Karapatan condemns in the strongest terms the arbitrary arrest of elderly Bohol activist Adolfo Salas Sr. The 75-year-old Salas, who was among the founders of Hugpong sa mga Mag-uumang Bol-anon (HUMABOL-KMP) and currently the vice chair of the Alayon sa mga Mag-uuma sa Candijay (AMACAN-HUMABOL-KMP), was arrested today, May 25, 2023, between 1:00 a.m. and …

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Human rights alliance Karapatan condemned the railroading of the Maharlika Investment Fund Bill, with the Senate version involving the use of at least PhP 500 Billion, mainly from public funds through the Land Bank, Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) and other government agencies. …

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Human rights alliance Karapatan threw its support behind Kapatid’s renewed campaign for a Writ of Kalayaan aimed at addressing the urgent need to decongest jails and safeguard the lives of vulnerable prisoners, in light of the resurgent threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Kapatid, a support group composed of friends and relatives of political prisoners, …

Karapatan hails renewed campaign for Writ of Kalayaan amid surging COVID-19 cases Read More »

Human rights alliance Karapatan slammed the Marcos Jr. regime’s contempt for the Anti-Enforced Disappearance Act of 2012 (Republic Act 10353, also known as the Anti-Desaparecido Law) even as it expressed its utmost concern for the welfare and safety of two activists who had gone missing since the evening of April 28, 2023. Dexter Capuyan and …

Karapatan slams inutility of Anti-Desaparecido Law as 2 activists go missing Read More »