"We dare the Duterte government to arrest paramilitary butchers Alde ‘Butsoy’ Salusad and his father, Benjamin and serve their warrant. In fact, all the named perpetrators in the killings of Lumad and peasant activists should immediately be arrested," Karapatan and other progressive organizations called today on the AFP’s continuing attacks against civilians through Oplan Bayanihan. …
“Our loved ones should be released on just and humanitarian grounds. What is taking the Duterte administration so long?” relatives of political prisoners said today.
"He is lying." This is what Ebao Sulang, father of slain farmer during the April 1 dispersal in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato, said on military witness Charlie Pasco as he filed a perjury case against Pasco at the Department of Justice (DoJ).
“On his first State of the Nation Address (SONA), Karapatan calls on Pres. Rodrigo Duterte to address the military’s continuing rights violations and immediately stop the
She was grinning from ear-to-ear, her presence brightening up the usually busy atmosphere of Karapatan national office. On July 18, 2016, 37-year-old farm worker Evelyn Flauta was the face of freedom and hope. That day, Evelyn just ended a 14-month ordeal as a political prisoner, arrested with a questionable warrant, deprived of her right to …
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For ailing 59-year-old political prisoner Dionisio Almonte, a chance at freedom means getting his life back, in more ways than one. Imagine feeling constant pain and numbness on one side of your body, extending to your arms and legs. Even walking short distances or prolonged sitting or standing is an ordeal in itself. The pain …
"Political killings continue as three Lumad farmers were massacred, Bagobo leaders ambushed, and an Igorot hunter shot,” Cristina Palabay, Karapatan secretary general reported the first cases of political killings documented under the Duterte administration. On July 9, 2016, Joaquin Cadacgan, a native of the Mabaka and Mangali tribes in Tanugan, Kalinga, was on his way …
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"We are calling on the Duterte government to immediately release Renato Baleros Sr. on just and humanitarian grounds. We fear that bringing him back to prison will eventually cost his life,” Cristina Palabay, Karapatan secretary general said referring to political prisoner Baleros Sr. as an individual protected by JASIG (Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity …
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With the spate of alleged drug-related killings, Karapatan reiterates its stand against the practice of extrajudicial killing against any individual. The Duterte administration, while going after the generals and big fish of the narcotic trade, should also make the lives of the poor less vulnerable to easy money which the drug trade offers. It is …
