Fifty-four years after the declaration of Martial Law under the Marcos dictatorship, human rights alliance KARAPATAN said the continuing exercise of the people’s right to protest is among the most important lessons that must be carried forward from the dark years of authoritarian rule. KARAPATAN stressed that September 21, beyond remembrance of the dark days …
KARAPATAN assailed the dismissal by the Ombudsman of the criminal and administrative complaints filed by abduction survivors Jonila Castro and Jhed Tamano against government and military officials responsible for their kidnapping and illegal detention and who staged a press conference where the two were to be presented to the media as “surrenderers.” The charges filed …
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During his first time to appear in court since his initial appearance in March 2025, Rodrigo Duterte appears more than well enough to stand trial. In his appearance in court today, Duterte gets to be seen by the whole world, especially by the families of victims of extrajudicial victims, as the court prepares for his …
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As the five paralegals arrested in the LEC Investment Forum protests were released on bail yesterday, human rights alliance KARAPATAN hit back at Palace press officer Claire Castro and Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. over their remarks on the protest during the Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC) Investment Forum, saying that …
KARAPATAN stands with the Filipino people, including those who courageously protested at the Investment Forum for the Luzon Economic Corridor in BGC yesterday, in opposing the US-led Luzon Economic Corridor and the Pax Silica initiative, which Marcos Jr. promotes as engines of economic growth and national development. Behind this rhetoric of “investment,” “innovation,” and “economic …
KARAPATAN and the Samahan ng Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA), an organization that led the efforts on the historic class suit against the dictator Marcos Sr. in Hawaii, strongly condemn the Supreme Court’s decision to reverse the Sandiganbayan’s conviction of former First Lady Imelda Marcos on seven counts of graft. Imelda Marcos did …
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KARAPATAN and HUSTISYA (Victims United for Justice) expressed their solidarity with the families, friends and comrades of the victims of the Lianga massacre who have continued to demand justice and accountability for their killings for more than a decade. Eleven years ago, on September 1, 2015, under the regime of Benigno Aquino III, three Lumad …
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KARAPATAN condemned the arrest of 11 protesters on August 28, 2026 in Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya after police violently broke through a barricade set up by local residents to prevent the entry into their community of crude oil and supplies intended for mining exploration activities. Almost a thousand residents of Barangay Pacquet in Kasibu set up …
Human rights alliance KARAPATAN strongly condemned the arrest of Makabayan Vice-President for Visayas and BayanMuna Central Visayas coordinator John Ruiz III on trumped-up attempted murder charges, calling it yet another attempt by state forces to harass and intimidate a known activist and human rights defender in the region. Ruiz was arrested by police after joining …
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KARAPATAN sounded the alarm over recent death threats against a human rights lawyer and a transport sector leader in Bicol, condemning the threats as “desperate acts of those who only know killing” and calling for an immediate investigation into the perpetrators. Atty. Bartolome “Bart” Rayco, a member of the National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) …
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