KARAPATAN condemned the arrest of Kasibu municipal councilor Anthony Glenn Guingayan Sr. and the legal harassment of indigenous peoples, farmers, and environmental defenders in Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya, who have opposed the entry of North Luzon Mineral Resources Corporation (NLMRC) into their ancestral territories. For months, residents of Kasibu — many of them members of the …
Fifty-four years after the declaration of Martial Law under the Marcos dictatorship, human rights alliance KARAPATAN said the continuing exercise of the people’s right to protest is among the most important lessons that must be carried forward from the dark years of authoritarian rule. KARAPATAN stressed that September 21, beyond remembrance of the dark days …
KARAPATAN assailed the dismissal by the Ombudsman of the criminal and administrative complaints filed by abduction survivors Jonila Castro and Jhed Tamano against government and military officials responsible for their kidnapping and illegal detention and who staged a press conference where the two were to be presented to the media as “surrenderers.” The charges filed …
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ANG SAPILITANG PAGKAWALA O ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE ay isa sa pinakamalubhang paglabag sa karapatang pantao. Hindi ito simpleng pagkawala ng tao – ito ay sistematikong pagdukot, pagpapahirap at pagtatago sa isang indibidwal, na isinasagawa ng mga ahente ng gobyerno o mga grupong kumikilos na may basbas ng gobyerno. Layunin nitong patahimikin ang biktima, pigilan ang kanyang …
During his first time to appear in court since his initial appearance in March 2025, Rodrigo Duterte appears more than well enough to stand trial. In his appearance in court today, Duterte gets to be seen by the whole world, especially by the families of victims of extrajudicial victims, as the court prepares for his …
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Contribution to the 2026 International Ecumenical Peace ConvocationSeoul, Republic of Korea09 September 2026 Cristina PalabayKARAPATAN Secretary General Good day to everyone, and thank you for having us in the panel. The Philippines is in a seemingly chronic state of crisis as far as human and people’s rights are concerned. The violations of human rights and …
As the five paralegals arrested in the LEC Investment Forum protests were released on bail yesterday, human rights alliance KARAPATAN hit back at Palace press officer Claire Castro and Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. over their remarks on the protest during the Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC) Investment Forum, saying that …
KARAPATAN stands with the Filipino people, including those who courageously protested at the Investment Forum for the Luzon Economic Corridor in BGC yesterday, in opposing the US-led Luzon Economic Corridor and the Pax Silica initiative, which Marcos Jr. promotes as engines of economic growth and national development. Behind this rhetoric of “investment,” “innovation,” and “economic …
KARAPATAN and the Samahan ng Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA), an organization that led the efforts on the historic class suit against the dictator Marcos Sr. in Hawaii, strongly condemn the Supreme Court’s decision to reverse the Sandiganbayan’s conviction of former First Lady Imelda Marcos on seven counts of graft. Imelda Marcos did …
WE CONDEMN THE SUPREME COURT’S REVERSAL OF IMELDA MARCOS’ GRAFT CONVICTION! Read More »
KARAPATAN and HUSTISYA (Victims United for Justice) expressed their solidarity with the families, friends and comrades of the victims of the Lianga massacre who have continued to demand justice and accountability for their killings for more than a decade. Eleven years ago, on September 1, 2015, under the regime of Benigno Aquino III, three Lumad …
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