Karapatan welcomes dismissal of trumped-up charges vs Bicol UCCP Pastor Dan Balucio
Photo from the National Council of Churches in the Philippines
Photo from the National Council of Churches in the Philippines
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Dear friends, August marks a deadly month of killings in the Philippines.
Queridos amigos: Agosto marca un mes mortal de asesinatos en Filipinas.
Chers amis, Le mois d’août marque un mois sanglant aux Philippines.
As Metro Manila braces for another round of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), human rights alliance Karapatan said that the threats on humanitarian efforts such as community pantries and food relief missions, against unvaccinated individuals, and those who leave their homes if they are not authorized persons outside of residence (APOR) throughout the duration of the …
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) must pursue an independent investigation into the killings of peasant leader Jaymar Palero and activist Marlon Naperi in Guinobatan, Albay, human rights watchdog Karapatan urged, as the group called into question the police’s “nanlaban” narrative in the killings of two activists — particularly with President Rodrigo Duterte’s marching orders …