Media Release Type: Press release

WE CONDEMN THE SUPREME COURT’S REVERSAL OF IMELDA MARCOS’ GRAFT CONVICTION!

KARAPATAN and the Samahan ng Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA), an organization that led the efforts on the historic class suit against the dictator Marcos Sr. in Hawaii, strongly condemn the Supreme Court’s decision to reverse the Sandiganbayan’s conviction of former First Lady Imelda Marcos on seven counts of graft. Imelda Marcos did …

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11 years after: Justice for the victims of Lianga massacre! – KARAPATAN and HUSTISYA

KARAPATAN and HUSTISYA (Victims United for Justice) expressed their solidarity with the families, friends and comrades of the victims of the Lianga massacre who have continued to demand justice and accountability for their killings for more than a decade. Eleven years ago, on September 1, 2015, under the regime of Benigno Aquino III, three Lumad …

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KARAPATAN stands with Novo Viscayanos vs destructive mining, condemns arrest of 11 protesters in Kasibu barricade

KARAPATAN condemned the arrest of 11 protesters on August 28, 2026 in Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya after police violently broke through a barricade set up by local residents to prevent the entry into their community of crude oil and supplies intended for mining exploration activities. Almost a thousand residents of Barangay Pacquet in Kasibu set up …

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KARAPATAN condemns arrest of Central Visayas activist leader, trumped-up charges anew

Human rights alliance KARAPATAN strongly condemned the arrest of Makabayan Vice-President for Visayas and BayanMuna Central Visayas coordinator John Ruiz III on trumped-up attempted murder charges, calling it yet another attempt by state forces to harass and intimidate a known activist and human rights defender in the region. Ruiz was arrested by police after joining …

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KARAPATAN condemns death threats vs Bicol human rights lawyer, transport leader

KARAPATAN sounded the alarm over recent death threats against a human rights lawyer and a transport sector leader in Bicol, condemning the threats as “desperate acts of those who only know killing” and calling for an immediate investigation into the perpetrators. Atty. Bartolome “Bart” Rayco, a member of the National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) …

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KARAPATAN supports PDLs’ call to return missing funds at CIW, abolish cashless system

Rights group KARAPATAN expressed support for the call of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) for the immediate return of up to ₱7 million in missing funds entrusted to the facility, as well as their demand to abolish the Trust Fund and cashless system in prisons. “Paano maibabalik ang …

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Families of desaparecidos ask Supreme Court to review writs of amparo, habeas data

On the eve of the International Day of the Disappeared, families of desaparecidos today submitted a letter to the Supreme Court calling for a thorough review of the writs of amparo and habeas data, citing that these have failed to protect victims of enforced disappearance and their families. The letter, signed by families of desaparecidos, …

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KARAPATAN to CHR: Probe missing PDL funds at CIW, cashless system in jails

Rights group KARAPATAN urged the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to conduct an independent investigation into the reported loss of up to ₱7 million in funds belonging to persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City, as well as the implementation of the cashless system by the Bureau …

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KARAPATAN on the NTF-ELCAC’s recent statement on school shootings

The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) never misses opportunities to inject its outrageous and dangerous narratives into the national discourse, no matter how misplaced it is. As expected, the NTF-ELCAC seized upon the school shootings in Tacloban City and Zamboanga City, but the first thing it did in its latest …

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