As President Marcos Jr. is set to deliver his third State of the Nation Address on Monday, 100 political prisoners in the newly-created Negros Island Region will hold a day-long protest fast to amplify their calls for the government to immediately address their human rights concerns. The political prisoners, who will skip eating their three …
The Samahan ng Ex Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA), a group of former political prisoners, took exception to an article posted at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime website saying that “sleeping like sardines” may soon be a thing of the past in Philippine jails. “Better sleeping conditions are not the …
Human dignity disrespected in Philippine jails, says former political prisoners Read More »
The Marcos Jr. regime’s efforts at window-dressing have failed to conceal the sordid human rights situation on the ground. Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s bloody two-year record shows 105 victims of extrajudicial killings, 12 victims of enforced disappearance, 381 victims of illegal arrests, 44,065 victims of bombings, 558 victims of forced or fake surrenders and up to …
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KARAPATAN fully supports the filing of civil and criminal countercharges by four Southern Tagalog activists against 17 soldiers and their paid agents who deliberately gave false statements against them in order to charge them with violation of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA). The activists – Hailey Pecayo, Tanggol Batangan spokesperson; Jasmin Rubia, Mothers and Children for …
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Human rights alliance Karapatan deplores the unjust verdict by Judge Judge Jimmy Boco of Tagum City Regional Trial Court, Branch 2 of 18 members of a humanitarian mission for “child abuse”. In a decision, Judge Boco issued the verdict against former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo, ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. France Castro and 10 others …
Karapatan assails unjust verdict vs Ka Satur, Rep. France and Talaingod 18 Read More »
KARAPATAN welcomed the release of the last of the 57 Negros activists detained on the basis of a defective search warrant issued by Quezon City Executive Judge Cecilyn Burgos-Villavert in 2019. Imelda Sultan, a local leader of the National Federation of Sugar Workers (NFSW) in Escalante City, was arrested on November 1, 2019 with NFSW …
Former political prisoners represented by SELDA (Samahan ng mga Ex-Detainee Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto) today submitted a letter addressed to Commission on Human Rights Chairperson Richard Palpal-latoc, urging the CHR to monitor the cases and advocate for the immediate release of sick and elderly political prisoners, as well as those who are facing trumped …
KARAPATAN stands firmly in solidarity with the 18 members of a humanitarian mission conducted in 2018 who have been unjustly charged with acts of child abuse. Collectively known as the Talaingod 18, the members of the humanitarian mission participated in by former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo, ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. France Castro, and four …
Geneva, Switzerland — Philippine UPR Watch conveners namely the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) and KARAPATAN, thru the Philippine UPR Watch, have asked four UN Special Rapporteurs – on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, on freedom of opinion and expression, on freedom of peaceful assembly and …
Filipino rights defenders to UN experts: Look into use of terror laws vs dev’t workers Read More »
Today marks the fourth year of Republic Act No. 11479 or the Anti-Terror Act (ATA) of 2020. Since its enactment, the terror law, along with its evil twin, Republic Act No. 10168 or the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act of 2012 have been weaponized to criminalize dissent and demonize activists. To date, more than …
