Media Release Type: Press release

"While BS Aquino “Impunity King” is still in power, there will be no room for justice especially with the release on bail of Sajid Ampatuan, one of the perpetrators in the Ampatuan massacre. The rest of the perpetrators in the Ampatuan massacremay be released in no time,”said Cristina Palabay, Karapatan secretary general said on the …

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Philippine human rights organization Karapatan joined various organizations under the International League of Peoples’ Struggles in a protest action in front of the Embassy of Mexico in Makati City to demand justice for Mexican activist Gustavo S. Delgado, a leader of the Frente Popular Revolucionario de Mexico (FPR-Revolutionary Popular Front).  

"The Aquino government has no respect for women," Cristina Palabay, Karapatan secretary general said as their group and other organizations staged a picket protest in front of the Justice Department in preparation for the international women’s day. "Among the 491 political prisoners, 43 of these are women who face criminal trumped up charges. We call …

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"Exactly 20 years since the signing of the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG), at least 13 NDFP peace consultants have been missing and 16 are currently detained for trumped up criminal charges. The Philippine government has only engaged in doubletalk as it continues to disregard and violate the JASIG," Cristina Palabay, Karapatan …

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"Warden Michelle Ng-Bonto should be immediately relieved from her post in the jail facility in Special Intensive Care Area 1 (SICA 1-Camp Bagong Diwa) now that she is facing criminal and administrative cases at the Office of the Ombudsman," Cristina Palabay, Karapatan secretary general, said. 

The police officers in the abduction, torture and illegal detention of security guard Rolly Panesa failed to attend today’s arraignment at the Municipal Trial Court-Calamba City for charges of "less serious physical injuries". The Court ordered the issuance of a warrant of arrest for the four police men and cancelled their bail. The filing of "less …

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"BS Aquino’s ‘daang matuwid’ hits dead end," Cristina Palabay, Karapatan secretary general said as their group laid out ‘road signs’ on a blood-stained yellow cloth depicting  Aquino’s “righteous path”. The road signs depicted BS Aquino’s violations against the Filipino people. At the end of the yellow road is a huge “DEAD END” sign.

"The United States government and BS Aquino are criminally accountable for the death of innocent civilians and the 44 men of the Special Action Force commandos on the mission to kill Zulkifli bin Hir known as "Marwan”, a US-identified enemy. The truth about the culpability of both Aquino and the US governments is clear. BS …

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"The United States government and BS Aquino are criminally accountable for the death of innocent civilians and the 44 men of the Special Action Force commandos on the mission to kill Zulkifli bin Hir known as "Marwan”, a US-identified enemy. The truth about the culpability of both Aquino and the US governments is clear. BS …

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I was arrested four years ago—on Black Valentine’s Day—on the eve of the resumption of the long-stalled formal peace talks between the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP/GPH).