Media Release Type: Press release

The Philippine government must stop playing the so-called “sovereignty” card in its orchestrated effort to shield former President Rodrigo Duterte and other government officials from accountability for the thousands of deaths in connection with its so-called anti-drug war from 2016 onwards. In his latest appearance before the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland …

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Karapatan threw its support behind San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza after he and other church people were red-tagged during the SMNI television program “Laban Kasama ang Bayan.” Branding him a “mouthpiece of the CPP,” Alminaza was criticized for calling for the resumption of the formal peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front …

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PANAGLAGIP is an anthology of narratives, articles, poems, artwork and testimonies of activists and ordinary people who fought against Marcos Martial Law in Northern Luzon. It includes eye-witness accounts and testimonies of direct experiences with the cruelty of Marcos Martial Law which are, ultimately, stories of struggle and survival of ordinary people who fought against …

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Human rights alliance Karapatan called on the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to look into the reported abduction of a consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP). The group also asked the commission and the International Committee on the Red Cross (ICRC) to provide urgent assistance to the missing consultant’s family in …

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Human rights alliance Karapatan scored a bill filed in the Senate that seeks to provide official government roles as well as special privileges to former presidents at the public’s expense. “Senate Bill No. 1784 will benefit three living ex-presidents, all of whom earned infamy for massive corruption, among other scornful acts,” said Karapatan secretary general …

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The infrastructure of impunity and draconian government policies are the main factors in the non-resolution of cases of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines, human rights alliance Karapatan said, as the group commented on the Department of Justice’s statements in relation to the unofficial visit of UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary killings Dr. …

Draconian policies, infrastructure of impunity are main factors in commission, investigation of EJKs in PH – Karapatan Read More »

Human rights alliance Karapatan condemned the arbitrary arrest on Monday, February 6, 2023, of University of the Philippines Diliman professor Dr. Melania Flores. The group urged that the appropriate charges be filed against members and officials of the Quezon City Police District and the QC Office of the City Prosecutor on their questionable arrest procedures …

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Human rights alliance Karapatan expressed support for the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP), as the missionary group faces another hearing of a civil forfeiture case filed by the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) at the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 37 today, February 8, 2023. Karapatan joined calls by various faith-based and human rights organizations …

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Human rights alliance Karapatan called on the Commission on Human Rights to investigate reports on alleged violations on human rights and international humanitarian law inflicted on civilians by units of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in recent counter-insurgency operations in Surigao del Sur and Cagayan province. Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay cited reports that …

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Human rights alliance Karapatan condemned the violent dispersal by the Philippine National Police (PNP) last February 3, 2023 of a barricade set up by residents of Sibuyan Island in Romblon against the operations of Altai Philippines Mining Corporation (APMC). Residents led by Sibuyanons Against Mining have been manning their barricade since January 26 to stop …

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