Media Release Type: Press statement

Former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte has made a joke of many things — rape and killing, among others. That he could actually make light of such serious things is tasteless, to say the least. He made an anecdote about the rape of an Australian missionary a staple in his campaign, earning laughs, but also a rebuke …

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By Cristina PalabayKarapatan Secretary General and one of the complainants in the 2nd impeachment complaint The House of Representatives’ approval of the resolution on the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte and its transmission to the Senate is a win in the Filipino people’s struggle for accountability of the Dutertes and their corrupt …

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While returning US president Donald Trump took pains to distance himself from his predecessor Joe Biden during the electoral campaign, there is one striking issue where the two of them agree on: intensifying efforts to drag the Philippines into US warmongering schemes in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly against China and North Korea. Trump’s hostility towards …

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Human rights alliance KARAPATAN deplored the Marcos Jr. administration’s increased political persecution of activists, dissenters and development workers through policies reportedly required by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global body that purportedly sets international standards to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing. The FATF is slated to have a meeting with Philippine government …

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KARAPATAN urged the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to address squarely the violations of human rights and international humanitarian law (IHL) evident from the testimonies gathered from across the country during its inquiry on red-tagging. Among those who gave testimonies on the first day of the CHR’s inquiry on red-tagging in Luzon on January 14, …

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KARAPATAN welcomed the Commission on Human Rights’ (CHR) continuing probe on red-tagging, as it strongly recommended the abolition of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict, the repeal of repressive laws such as the Anti-Terrorism Act, and the enactment of measures recognizing and protecting human rights defenders. The inquiry, which began in …

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KARAPATAN railed against the extremely slow pace with which three political prisoners in Eastern Visayas are being tried for a trumped-up charge of illegal possession of firearms and explosives. Katungod-Sinirangan Bisayas secretary general and KARAPATAN national council member Alexander Philip “Chakoy” Abinguna attended a hearing on January 14, 2025 with two other co-accused, journalist Frenchie …

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