“While making sure that the likes of Gen. Jovito Palparan and US marine Joseph Scott Pemberton are safe and free inside military camps, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) carries on its attacks against the Filipino people like bloodthirsty savages,” said Cristina Palabay, secretary general of Karapatan in a picket held today at the …
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Position Paper on the killing of Jennifer Laude and the VFA by Cristina Palabay Secretary General, Karapatan Submitted to the Committee on Foreign Relations Senate of the Republic of the Philippines October 22, 2014 The killing of transgender woman Jennifer Laude by a US serviceman is a heinous violation of human rights. The incident is …
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Families of victims of human rights violations in Lacub, Abra are expected to arrive today in Manila to seek audience with representatives of Congress, Senate, and the International Committee of the Red Cross. They are also set to file a case against the Government of the Republic of the Philippines through the Joint Monitoring Committee …
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At the Senate Committee of Foreign Relations’ hearing "The killing of transgender woman Jennifer Laude by a US serviceman is a heinous violation of human rights," Karapatan secretary general, Cristina Palabay, told the Senate today during the hearing initiated by Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Relations.
"It is confirmed. It is now out in public who is protecting whom. The Department of Justice’s refusal to support the demand of the mothers of Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeno to bring Gen. Jovito Palaparan to a civilian detention facility affirms that Malacanang and the Justice Department are protectors and coddlers of The Butcher. …
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"The Justice Department’s lame stance on the principled and reasonable clamor to bring Ret. Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan Jr. to civilian detention strongly suggests that Malacañang is completely protecting The Butcher,” Cristina Palabay, secretary general of Karapatan, said. Last Thursday, during a picket at the DOJ demanding for the immediate trial of Gen. Palparan,
"The killing of farmer Rolando Dagansan and son Juda by the 66th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army (IBPA) is not a simple accident. The killing is meant to send a chilling message to the residents that they are among the Armed Forces’ targets," Cristina Palabay, Karapatan secretary general said.
"We join the faithful Christians in raising the voice of the oppressed, especially the kin of the victims extrajudicial killing and enforced disappearance, the political prisoners and other victims of human rights violations; and their desire for justice and peace in the country. We hope His Holiness Pope Francis may hear and seek them out …
"The murder of Jennifer Laude and the rape of ‘Nicole’ are not the only incidents committed by United States soldiers stationed here in the Philippines. With the Enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), the ‘Nicole’ and Laude cases will not be the last," Cristina Palabay, secretary general of Karapatan said.
"The Justice Department should know that the whole world is watching closely at how the prosecution of The Butcher Jovito Palparan develops. We want no less than the speedy conviction and detention of Palparan. As it is now, Palparan is as free as he was in the service, at home in a military headquarters," Karapatan …
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