The Samahan ng Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA), an organization of former political prisoners, asserts that the Marcos family’s unpaid ₱203-billion estate tax remains the clearest symbol of entrenched impunity in the country. This comes in light of the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) recent filing of tax evasion charges against former Department …
Calling it “way long overdue,” human rights alliance Karapatan said there should be no obstruction and no compromise in the implementation of the warrant of arrest of Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa by the International Criminal Court (ICC), to ensure that long-delayed justice is finally served to the victims of the Duterte administration’s war on …
Human rights alliance KARAPATAN denounced the decision of the Regional Trial Court Branch 21 in Laoang, Northern Samar, which denied the motion to quash filed by political prisoner and KARAPATAN National Council member Alexander Philip “Chakoy” Abinguña, even as it granted the same motion of journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio due to an invalid arrest. “The …
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The Samahan ng Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA), and organization of former political prisoners, together with KARAPATAN and other human rights advocates, held a protest action today, November 6, 2025, in front of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology National Headquarters in Quezon City to demand an immediate and independent investigation into …
Human rights alliance KARAPATAN strongly denounced the attempted participation of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) in a University of Santo Tomas (UST) research colloquium, calling it a brazen infiltration of academic spaces and a direct threat to academic freedom and the right to express. “NTF-ELCAC has no place in …
Human rights alliance KARAPATAN welcomed the Court of Appeals decision overturning the Anti-Money Laundering Council’s (AMLC) attempt to forfeit funds belonging to journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and church lay worker Marielle Domequil, calling it a long-overdue vindication after years of red-tagging and fabricated charges. “This decision is an affirmation of truth in a landscape where …
Human rights alliance KARAPATAN strongly condemned the latest wave of political persecution against activists, students, and ordinary citizens who joined the September 21 anti-corruption protests, following the announcement of filing of cases by the Philippine National Police–Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP–CIDG) against 97 individuals. “Hundreds of protesters have already been arrested, tortured, and detained …
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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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INTENSIFIED STATE TERRORISM AGAINST THE FILIPINO PEOPLE UNDER MARCOS JR. Militarization reared its ugly head in the second quarter of 2025, especially in rural areas, engendering numerous violations of human rights and international humanitarian law (IHL). Even as there was virtual martial rule in the vast countryside, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. tried to project an image …
KARAPATAN vehemently condemns the filing of formal charges against at least ten (10) individuals who were illegally arrested and detained during the September 21 anti-corruption protest in Manila. During the inquest proceedings on September 22 and 23, 2025, the Philippine National Police filed complaints on alleged violations of the Revised Penal Code and the Batas …
