Eight Bishops from the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) expressed support to the ongoing hunger strike/fasting of political prisoners. In a statement, the Bishops urged Pres. Noynoy Aquino “to consider the plight of political detainees under his administration and their call for a general, unconditional and omnibus amnesty.”
A week before Pres. Noynoy Aquino’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), political prisoners from Luzon to Mindanao are conducting a one-week fast to push the call for the release of all political prisoners. “It has been two years since we started to campaign and lobby for the release of political prisoners who are in …
Karapatan chides Noynoy Aquino to stop acting like there are no political prisoners Read More »
With his two years of presidency and three State of the Nation Address (SONA), Pres. Noynoy Aquino has already done his own version of “unsheathing the sword of war” and has no more pretensions about it.
As the human rights group expresses its condemnation on the recent extrajudicial killing (EJK) of Willem Geertman, Karapatan today said that the human rights situation in the country under the Aquino administration has gone worse. Cristina Palabay, spokesperson of Karapatan said the rights group has documented 95 victims of extrajudicial killings (EJK) from July …
AFP modernization budget aggravates HR situation, militarization “This is where the people’s taxes go—to buy arms and ammunition to protect the interests of big business and landlords and against innocent civilians and those who defend their lives and livelihood,” said Karapatan spokesperson, Cristina Palabay.
Alan Jazmines stealthily transferred to Bicutan jail Government authorities should immediately explain the sudden, stealthy transfer of political prisoner Alan Jazmines from the Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center in Camp Crame to Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan early this morning of June 29. Marie Hilao-Enriquez, chairperson of Karapatan slammed the move “because it reeks …
Two years of Aquino Presidency: Increasing repression of political prisoners Read More »
Killing of 3rd witness to Ampatuan massacre, testament of prevailing impunity under Aquino Karapatan today scored the reported killing of Alijol Ampatuan, the third witness in the Ampatuan massacre case to have suffered the same fate, as “it bears the seal of impunity prevalent under the Arroyo up to the current Aquino administration.” Karapatan spokesperson …
Two years of Aquino presidency: impunity prevails Read More »
Torture still used by the AFP under the Aquino govt As the world commemorated on June 26 the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the Aquino government continues to employ torture on political prisoners as in the case of Tirso Alcantara, a consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) to …
Two years of Aquino presidency: Torture still in practice Read More »
“The print on my t-shirt has faded,” said Connie Empeno matter-of-factly. Her shirt displayed her daughter’s photo with the call “Surface Karen and Sherlyn.” Connie is Karen Empeno’s mother, and it has been six years since she started wearing the shirt during ‘camp searches’ to look for her daughter and during mobilizations to press the …
KARAPATAN dares AFP to open military camps to prove Palparan is not there Read More »
On the eve of the world commemoration of the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Karapatan renewed its call for the “People’s Manhunt” for Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan Jr. and other notorious human rights violators who remain fugitives from the bar of justice as the human rights group sees the continuation …
Aquino’s two years in office marked with continuing rights violations and impunity Read More »
