Media Release Type: Press release

Human rights alliance Karapatan assailed the Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines for its abduction and continued illegal detention of four individuals and branding them as “surrenderees.” Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay said Aurily Havana and Jennifer Binungkasan, women fighters of the New People’s Army who were pregnant when abducted …

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“Amidst Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s consecutive trips abroad, claims of an ‘internal cleansing’ in the Philippine National Police and reports of an alleged destabilization plot within the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the State’s attacks against activists, progressives and communities continue unabated,” said Karapatan secretary general Cristina Palabay, as the group sounded the alarm on reports …

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“The appointment of retired general Eduardo Año, whose military and government service record screams of a brutal record of human rights violations across administrations, is akin to a death sentence to many Filipinos,” said rights group Karapatan, as it slammed the appointment of Año as national security adviser, replacing Prof. Clarita Carlos. “We deplore his …

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Human rights alliance Karapatan slammed the continued detention of an ailing political prisoner who was illegally arrested on the basis of a warrant that does not contain his name, planted pieces of evidence and the perjured testimonies of police officers. Fifty-seven year old trade unionist Ernesto Jude C. Rimando Jr. was arrested at his rented …

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Human rights alliance Karapatan called on the Commission on Human Rights, especially in its capacity as the Gender and Development Ombud mandated by the Magna Carta of Women, to thoroughly investigate allegations of abductions of and violations on International Humanitarian Law against two pregnant New People’s Army fighters allegedly being held in custody by the …

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Human rights alliance Karapatan deplored the Marcos Jr. government’s latest appointments for secretary of the Department of National Defense (DND) and chief of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG of the Philippine National Police, saying their sordid records bode ill for the future of human rights in the country. Karapatan secretary general Cristina Palabay …

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Karapatan welcomes the dismissal of the perjury case against the national officers and human rights defenders of Karapatan, Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP) and Gabriela. This is a victory of truth and justice, against lies and enemies of the people who instigated this form of judicial harassment against us, after our efforts to seek …

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After the NTF-ELCAC was created by virtue of Executive Order No. 70 on December 4,2018, the red-tagging and de facto terrorist designation of Karapatan intensified, precedingincidents of death threats, surveillance, arrests and extrajudicial killings of its members.More information on these rights violations through this link:https://www.karapatan.org/STOP+THE+ATTACKS+AGAINST+HUMAN+RIGHTS+DEFENDERS%21 Karapatan and the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP) filed …

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Human rights alliance Karapatan assailed the conviction of Baguio-based Rappler correspondent Frank Cimatu for cyberlibel. Cimatu’s cyberlibel case which was filed by former Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol stemmed from a 2017 Facebook post where Cimatu wrote “Agri sec got rich by P21-M in 6 months. Bird flu pa more.” Cimatu’s post was based on a …

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Human rights alliance Karapatan welcomed the granting of bail to Reina Mae Nasino, Ram Carlo Bautista, and Alma Moran, collectively known as the Tondo 3, but urged the court to reduce the amount, saying the bail required is excessive. In an order dated December 12, 2022, Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 47 Judge Paulino Gallegos …

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