Member organization: Karapatan

KARAPATAN condemned the Philippine National Police (PNP) for harassing, threatening and driving out some 200 protesting farmers from a camp-out at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the evening of October 16, 2026. The farmers were reportedly kicked out of the protest venue on orders of a DENR official and the Quezon …

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Human rights alliance KARAPATAN called for the release of Filipino-American activist Christina Pasion and the dismissal of the charges against her, stressing that no one should be imprisoned or prosecuted on the basis of questionable identification and accusations unsupported by credible evidence. “The continued detention and prosecution of Christina Pasion, despite the glaring weaknesses in …

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KARAPATAN condemned the killing of three teenagers by a member of Task Force Disiplina in the early morning of October 12, 2026. The three youth, whose ages range from 15 to 19 years, were among a group of five teenagers staying in front of a store in Batasan Hills at around 2:00 a.m. The TFD …

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KARAPATAN condemned the US for its barefaced attacks on the International Criminal Court (ICC), after the US escalated economic and diplomatic sanctions against the ICC since the latter looked into war crimes committed by the Israeli Zionist regime in Palestine. The US had already been ramping up sanctions against the ICC since 2018 when the …

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KARAPATAN called for an end to the military and police harassment of a team conducting a study on the effects of El Niño and the construction of an EDCA site on the ancestral lands of an indigenous group in Palawan. Journalist Marky Casaquite of Southern Tagalog Exposure and writer-photographer and League of Filipino Students-Southern Tagalog …

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KARAPATAN welcomed the International Criminal Court (ICC) Trial Chamber III’s decision, made public yesterday, finding former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte fit to stand trial for crimes against humanity. Preparations for his trial are now full steam ahead. The delays and maneuvers of his defense counsel, for him not to face justice, should all be put …

KARAPATAN welcomes ICC ruling on Duterte’s fitness to stand trial, urges arrest of Bato dela Rosa next Read More »

KARAPATAN condemned the suspension by the University of Sto. Tomas (UST) administration of four student activists for staging a protest action on campus against the Philippine Air Force (PAF). The four students — Raven Racelis, Ralph Manuel, Mecaella Capalar and Dex Frogoso — were slapped with suspensions ranging from four to ten days. Capalar was …

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KARAPATAN condemned the shooting by suspected military agents of a pregnant member of the New People’s Army (NPA) that left the victim paralyzed below the waist. According to an online post from PH News Today, military agents shot Arnida Cuaton Maguiguilid in the back on September 19, 2026 as she was about to enter the …

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KARAPATAN slammed as hypocritical a plea yesterday from the Israeli embassy to the Philippine government for dialogue after the Philippine delegation joined the representatives of more than 70 other countries in a walkout as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, 2026. At the same time, KARAPATAN assailed …

KARAPATAN Hits Israeli Embassy’s ‘Dialogue’ Appeal, PH Hypocrisy Amid US-Israel Arms Ties Read More »

KARAPATAN assailed the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) for threatening to impose punishment on jeepney drivers planning to join a nationwide transport strike on September 29-30, 2026. The LTFRB said that the penalties would range from a P5,000-fine to the cancellation of their franchises. The strike to be spearheaded by PISTON and joined …

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