Today, August 30, on the International Day of the Disappeared, Families of the Disappeared for Justice (Desaparecidos) and KARAPATAN remember all victims of enforced disappearance and continue to call on the State to surface them and tell the truth about their disappearance. As part of their continuing demand for accountability from the perpetrators and justice …
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On the eve of the International Day of the Disappeared, families of desaparecidos today submitted a letter to the Supreme Court calling for a thorough review of the writs of amparo and habeas data, citing that these have failed to protect victims of enforced disappearance and their families. The letter, signed by families of desaparecidos, …
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KARAPATAN and Desaparecidos expressed support for the manifestation and motion filed at the Supreme Court by Erlinda Cadapan and Concepcion Empeño calling on the Court to direct the Bureau of Corrections (Bucor) to disclose the whereabouts of convicted former Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan. The complainants, who are the mothers of disappeared activists Sherlyn Cadapan and …
Desaparecidos, an organization of families of victims of enforced disappearances, called on State security forces to surface two missing women Chantal Anicoche, a 25-year old volunteer researcher from the United States, and Scarlet Lyne Gayo, a staff member of National Democratic Front Cagayan Valley. Anicoche went missing after being separated from her companions during the …
Today, November 14, 2025 marks one year to the day Corazon Jazmines, wife of missing activist James Jazmines, filed a petition for writs of amparo and habeas data before the Supreme Court, but she and her family have yet to see a glimmer of the justice and accountability they seek. It took around nine months …
QUEZON CITY — On All Souls’ Day, families and friends of victims of abduction and enforced disappearance, together with human rights defenders, will gather at the Sto. Domingo Church to remember their missing loved ones and renew their call: “Surface All Desaparecidos!” While millions of Filipinos visit cemeteries to honor departed relatives, the families of …
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Desaparecidos, an organization of families of the disappeared, proudly congratulates Alipato at Muog for its multiple nominations at the 48th Gawad Urian Awards. The film is nominated for Best Film, Best Direction, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, and Best Production Design. “We congratulate our chairperson, director JL Burgos—brother of Jonas—in yet another recognition that …
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A day before marking the International Day of the Disappeared this August 30th, families of victims of enforced disappearance took to the streets to renew their calls to surface their missing loved ones. Governments have long used enforced disappearance as a repressive tool to silence dissent. The International Day of the Disappeared is an occasion …
Desaparecidos (Families of the Disappeared United for Justice) congratulates film director JL Burgos, the Burgos family and the entire crew of “Alipato at Muog” (Flying Embers and Fortress) for winning Best Picture and Best Director at the 73rd Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards Night on August 22. “Alipato at Muog”, an …
Desaparecidos (Families of the Disappeared for Justice) congratulated film director JL Burgos, the Burgos family and the entire crew of “Alipato at Muog” for being nominated in several categories in the 73rd Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards. “Alipato at Muog”, a documentary released last year as part of the Cinemalaya 20 …
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