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Aquino Government accountable for death of NDFP peace consultant Eduardo Serrano

"No less than President BS Aquino is accountable for the death of detained peace consultant Eduardo Serrano; and so are the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) and the 204th Infantry Brigade (IB) of the Philippine Army,” Cristina Palabay, Karapatan secretary-general said in a picket protest in front of the OPAPP. …

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Eduardo Serrano criminalized and jailed for serving the Mangyan and peasants

"For the BS Aquino regime, serving the people and aspiring for a just and lasting peace are considered crimes," Cristina Palabay, Karapatan secretary general said as the remains of political prisoner Eduardo Serrano arrived in his hometown in Naga City. "Eduardo Serrano’s ‘crime’ was to help develop the farming techniques of the Mangyan tribe and …

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Political prisoner’s death “under state fascism” reignites call for resumption of peace talks

On the third day since the death of political prisoner and National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultant Eduardo Serrano, a countless amount of people have rushed and mourned with his family, all the while remembering shared memories. They also united in condemnation of the sad plight of Serrano under the prisons of state …

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Eduardo Serrano portrait by Jess Santiago

Karapatan renews call for immediate release of ailing political prisoners

"Imprisonment based on trumped-up criminal charges combined with the inhuman jail condition and the slow grind of the justice system caused political prisoner Eduardo Serrano’s death," Cristina Palabay, Karapatan secretary general said. "Serrano, a peace consultant for the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, would have walked out of jail a free man a long …

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As ceasefire starts, Karapatan calls for military pull-out from Lumad communities

"As the Yuletide ceasefire between the BS Aquino regime and the communist rebels starts today, December 23, Karaparatan reiterates its call for the Armed Forces of the Philippines to totally pull out its troops and paramilitary groups in peasant and Lumad communities," Cristina Palabay, Secretary General of Karapatan said.

Detained NDFP peace consultant hospitalized, seeks release on humanitarian ground

Political detainee Eduardo Serrano, 62, was rushed to the Taguig General Hospital yesterday morning, December 16, after he experienced chest pains. It turned out Serrano had a myocardial infarction (heart attack).  Private physicians of Serrano from the Health Alliance for Human Rights (HAHR) sought his transfer to the Heart Center of the Philippines where he …

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Karapatan lambasts torture and illegal arrest of 4 civilians in General Trias

On November 23, 2015, at around 12:30 in the morning,  Jose Nayve, Armando Matres, George Bruce and Rommel Nuñez were arbitrarily arrested by the elements of the  Philippine National Police (PNP) at a “peryahan” in Brgy. Manggahan, General Trias, Cavite. The police allegedly was in a hot pursuit operation after perpetrators of an explosion that …

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