“Instead of providing for the drought-stricken farmers or holding government authorities accountable for ordering police to carry guns and fire at the protesters, BS Aquino, as expected, took the escape route by absolving the police of ANY responsibility. Instead, he blamed the farmers’ movement for the Kidapawan carnage on April 1,” Karapatan secretary general Cristina …
“I never thought I could reach Manila. I was only after the rice subsidy, but this need for rice has taken me to jail and now in Manila,” an exasperated Valentina Berdin said in Cebuano. The 78-year-old woman was charged with direct assault after the police dispersed the farmers on April 1. She was among …
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Whereas, cases of human rights violations in the Philippines continue unabated; Whereas, the Aquino government takes no effort to curb human rights violations, but instead commits human rights abuses against the poor majority of the Filipinos and tolerates impunity to persist; Whereas, Neri Colmenares is a human rights lawyer and activist. He is …
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Karapatan calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Kidapawan farmers who were illegally arrested and detained after demanding from the provincial government of North Cotabato in Mindanao the release of rice supply as aid to farmers in drought-stricken communities.
“Starving farmers to death is not enough. From the national government, through BS Aquino and Dept. of Agriculture Sec. Proseso Alcala and Dept. of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Sec. Senen Sarmiento, to the local government through North Cotabato Gov. Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza, who are all Liberal Party stalwarts, have used terror tactics against the struggling …
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“In a desperate attempt to dodge accountability, the Aquino government is pulling all stops on the ground to cover-up the role of the Philippine National Police, the local government units and the powers-that-be in the violent dispersal of the farmers’ protest action in Kidapawan,” said Cristina Palabay, Secretary General of Karapatan, and one of the …
1 April 2016 – Karapatan strongly denounces the violent dispersal of the rally of farmers in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato this morning. According to Karapatan member organization Kawagib, as of this writing, two were killed, eighteen persons were wounded, and around 100 were arrested in the said dispersal. At present, the farmers and members of …
“The issue of rights abuses and your family’s ill-gotten wealth are very much relevant in 2016, and beyond Mr. Marcos,” Karapatan secretary general Cristina Palabay told vice presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos.
“The non-compliance of the Philippine government with the Comprehensive Agreement on the Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL) since it was signed in 1998 proves that a mere change of presidents will NOT bring about just and lasting peace for the Filipino people,” Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay said. All three regimes …
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While urban centers are bombarded with advertisements and campaign materials of politicians running for office, BS Aquino and the AFP bombards the remote communities of Lumad with guns and bullets, human rights group Karapatan said.
