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KARAPATAN condemns bombings, military operations in Abra and Ilocos Sur

KARAPATAN condemns the intensified military operations in the towns of Pilar, Abra and Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur which have led to the physical and economic displacement of residents in the affected areas. According to reports, the AFP’s heightened operations have resulted in at least five armed clashes between the military and the New People’s Army …

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KARAPATAN: ARREST QUIBOLOY!

It is high time that Apollo Quiboloy is arrested and brought to justice. Quiboloy, the self-anointed head of a religious cult, is nothing but a racketeer who has used his power and influence to sexually exploit his followers and force them to engage in a variety of shady deals, all for his benefit. As the …

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JOINT STATEMENT OF THE SURFACE ECO & JAK FACT FINDING MISSION TEAM

After three days of persistent and tireless efforts and camp searches, we are relieved to confirm that environmental rights defenders and church workers Francisco “Eco” Dangla III and Joxelle “Jak” Tiong are no longer in the hands of their abductors, bruised but alive. While they are still reeling from their harrowing ordeal, we hope that …

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KARAPATAN to German, Czech governments: Raise continuing EJKs, injustice in PH in meetings with Marcos Jr.

Human rights alliance KARAPATAN called on the governments of Germany and the Czech Republic to raise grave concerns on the dire lack of accountability in the cases of extrajudicial killings, including that of Karapatan paralegal Zara Alvarez, and the continuing killings in the Philippines under the current administration, during the state visits of President Ferdinand …

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Filipino rights defenders in UN to support calls for NTF-ELCAC abolition

GENEVA, Switzerland—A delegation of Filipino human rights defenders is attending the 55th Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UN HRC) in Geneva, Switzerland to support calls for the abolition of the Philippine government’s counter-insurgency agency and review of the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. Following two recent visits of UN special rapporteurs …

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Another victim adds up to the list of desaparecidos under Marcos Jr.

“Thirty eight years after the fall of the Marcos Sr. dictatorship, the dictator’s son, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his state security forces, continue the act of abduction and enforced disappearance,” said Karapatan secretary general Cristina Palabay, as they demand to surface another victim of enforced disappearance in Sto. Tomas, Batangas. Closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras …

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Rights group condemns aerial strikes in Escalante, Negros Occidental

“The Marcoses have victimized the people of Escalante, Negros Occidental, many times over,” said KARAPATAN Secretary General Cristina Palabay, as the human rights group condemned the aerial strikes in Escalante, Negros Occidental on February 22, 2024. According to reports from the media and on the ground, at least five rockets were fired by a helicopter …

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