Human rights advocates and supporters of Eduardo Serrano such as former political prisoner Andrea Rosal today called for the immediate release of Serrano for “sheer lack of evidence against a man who was abducted, tortured, and imprisoned for nearly 12 years.” Serrano, peace consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines is undergoing trial …
“The victims, their kin and the witnesses have spoken: the Armed Forces of the Philippines and its paramilitary forces are responsible for the grave crimes and atrocities against them, their tribes, and their communities. There is a distinct pattern in the 262 documented victims of extrajudicial killing and the 292 victims of frustrated killings, especially …
Karapatan today called for the release of 536 more Andrea Rosals who are in jail because of false criminal charges. “The case of Andrea Rosal proves that political prisoners are illegally detained and should be immediately released because the charges filed against them are fabricated, backed up by “professional” witnesses hired and coddled by the …
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"This is reminiscent of the Arroyo’s war against the Filipino people, at a time when it was reeling from its isolation from the people and at the same time in a scurry to beat the deadline of its counterinsurgency program. Killings continue to go up," Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay said upon receiving initial report …
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Dear friends, On August 24, 2015, Col. Alexander Macario of the 401st Infantry Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army wrote a letter to KARAPATAN inviting a "lecturer" from the organization for their human rights training with the Commission on Human Rights Region 13 office. We are sharing our response, through a …
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"Thirteen massacres, 46 victims, seven of them are minors. These all happened under Commander-in-chief BS Aquino since 2010 up to the present," Karapatan secretary general Cristina Palabay cried out in front of the Department of Justice today. Karapatan joined Bayan and other people’s organizations in a protest action on the continuing extrajudicial killings in the …
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Karapatan slams the BS Aquino regime for hunting human rights workers as Karapatan-Sorsogon Spokesperson Teodoro “Ka Tudoy” Escanilla was gunned down on August 20, 2015 in Barcelona, Sorsogon.
"Tinortyur na nga, sinampahan pa ng mga gawa-gawang kaso," (The victim was not only tortured, trumped-up charges were also filed against him) said Cristina Palabay, Karapatan secretary general, on the case of tortured farmer Ruben Wating.
"We condemn the BS Aquino government’s latest moves to prolong the detention of National Democratic Front of the Philippines peace consultants Leopoldo Caloza and Renante Gamara," Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay said.
