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Karapatan on CHR resolution on Morong 43: intentional delay
“The long-overdue Commission on Human Rights resolution on the complaint filed by the 43 health workers known as the Morong 43 only reinforced the perpetuation of injustice and impunity,” Karapatan said on the resolution released by the CHR on April 21, 2015.
Arrested NDFP peace consultant Silva refutes AFP claims
NDFP consultant Adelberto Silva, who was arrested on June 1, 2015, asserted he is a peace consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) belying earlier claims of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
General Baladad, Año’s 69th IB-PA responsible for Paquibato massacre of Lumad, peasant leaders
Karapatan today staged an indignation rally at the gate of the Armed Forces of the Philippines General Headquarters at Camp Aguinaldo on the Paqquibato massacre, killing three civilians and wounding a 12-year old child.
US-based org says promotion of generals with rights violation leads to impunity
June 3, 2015 The Ecumenical Advocacy Network on the Philippines (EANP) has just published the report, "The Path to Promotion in the Armed Forces Philippines: Vilification Campaigns, Human Rights Abuses, and Impunity".
Karapatan raps BS Aquino govt for Independence Day arrests, dispersal
“The illegal arrest and detention of at least 18 activists and the violent dispersal of peaceful protests during the June 12 Independence Day activities illustrate the gross violations of the right to free speech and assembly under the BS Aquino administration,” said Cristina Palabay, Karapatan secretary general.
Unjust system to blame for overcrowding in jails
Karapatan concurred with the report of the United Nations Sub Committee on the Prevention of Torture (UN SPT) on the “chronic problem of overcrowding in places of detention” in the Philippines. The UN SPT came out with the statement after its visit in Philippines on May 25 to June 3, 2015. Karapatan cited the “grossly …
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Union leaders, social workers file harassment complaints vs AFP, PNP agents
Union leaders and members of the Confederation of Unity of Recognition and Advancement for Government Employees (COURAGE) and social workers from the Salinlahi Alliance for Children’s Concerns and Children’s Rehabilitation Center (CRC) today filed complaints at the Commission on Human Rights on the harassment and surveillance they experienced from military and police agents in Metro …
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Karapatan supports Tanduay workers’ strike, hits violent dispersal of picket
Karapatan condemns the attacks against the striking workers of Tanduay Distillers, Inc. in Cabuyao Laguna, citing “connivance between the owner, Lucio Tan, and the military and police to violently break a legitimate protest and ignore the rightful demands of the workers. Lucio Tan and his puppets in the military and police violated both the economic …
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DMCI-AFP collusion responsible for disappearance of Lumad leader Calaba–Desaparecidos
“The disappearance of John Calaba, a Dulangan Manobo, in the compound of the David M. Consunji, Inc. (DMCI) in Brgy. Sabanal, Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat is a product of the collusion between the powerful business group and the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The DMCI company guards are part of, and trained by, the Armed Forces …
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