The Samahan ng mga Ex-Detainee Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA) takes exception to Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go’s appeal at the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs’ hearing last week to go easy on Rodrigo Duterte on account of his age and health condition. “Eleven political prisoners died in prison under the Duterte regime, most of …
KARAPATAN condemned the incidents of harassment perpetrated by elements of the 5th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army (IDPA) against a La Union-based youth organization that advocates education for all. The Ilocos Human Rights Alliance (IHRA) has reported that three members of youth group Project Namnama (PN)—Pearl and Precious Baybayan and Haggeo Perez—received last March …
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KARAPATAN slammed what it called the government’s hypocrisy on the implementation of Republic Act No. 7438 or An Act Defining Certain Rights of Persons Arrested, Detained or under Custodial Investigation as well as the Duties of the Arresting, Detaining and Investigating Officers, and Providing Penalties for Violations Thereof. “At the recently held Senate investigation on …
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KARAPATAN stands solidly behind the women relatives of drug war victims of Rise Up for Life and for Rights and National Union of Peoples Lawyers (NUPL) Atty. Kristina Conti, and all other drug war victims and advocates who are being brutally bashed and threatened on social media by the Duterte camp’s mercenary troll army. KARAPATAN …
KARAPATAN condemned the latest spate of human rights violations and violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) in Negros island. On the night of March 7, 2025, Noynoy Ponteras and Marisa Pobresa, both members of the New People’s Army (NPA), were reportedly abducted in Bacolod City by elements of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group of …
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KARAPATAN is disgusted at the announcement of former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on filing an asylum application in The Netherlands, a move that can only be seen as a way of evading full accountability for his role in the proliferation of POGOs in the Philippines and the implementation of the Duterte administration’s repressive policies. Roque’s …
KARAPATAN criticized the recent statement of Senate President Francis Escudero on providing sanctuary to Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa within the Senate premises should an arrest warrant for him be issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Dela Rosa, who, as the foremost implementer of Oplan Tokhang, was a key figure in Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody …
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A deeper probe into Vice President Sara Duterte’s misuse of confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) from December 2022 to September 2023 has revealed more dubious recipients. “Xiaome Ocho,” obviously taken from the name of a cellphone model, joins “Mary Grace Piattos,” “Jay Kamote”, “Miggy Mango” and more than a thousand others found to be without …
KARAPATAN called on the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to enforce its resolution banning the practice of labeling candidates as members of criminal, subversive or terrorist groups and hold State forces accountable for these human rights violations. Through Resolution 11116, the COMELEC now prohibits as punishable election offenses acts such as accusations, labeling or branding without …
KARAPATAN reiterates our call for the disbarment of former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte, as we learned that the elder Duterte is among the legal counsels of his daughter Vice President Sara Duterte in the petition she recently filed blocking the impeachment complaint filed against her in Congress. On January 17, 2025, kin of victims of human …
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