Karapatan on 47th anniversary of martial law: End Duterte’s martial law! Resist dictatorship and attacks on people’s rights!
47 years ago, darkness reigned, but it did not prevail against the force of a united people.
Member organization: Karapatan
Karapatan assails arrest, trumped-up charges vs former government workers’ union leader Dizon
Human rights alliance Karapatan decried the arrest of Antonietta Setias Dizon, former deputy secretary general of government workers’ union Confederation for Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees (COURAGE), on September 17, 2019 at around 11:50 PM. Contrary to reports, Dizon is not a “top NPA leader”, but is instead a union organizer for several …
Karapatan: Preposterous Hilongos “mass grave” case used for political persecution
On September 18, 2019, the Hilongos “mass grave” case is set to undergo another hearing where the prosecution is expected to present another witness. Karapatan deputy secretary general Roneo Clamor has called the recycling of the Hilongos case as a “circus that is kept alive for political persecution.”
Karapatan assails recent killing of activists, harassment against rights defenders
Human rights group Karapatan condemns the Duterte regime for the incessant attacks against activists and human rights defenders. Recently, a farmer activist and a village watchman were killed; and a peasant leader was abducted.
Karapatan bares “rogue gallery” of wanted human rights violators as Duterte gov’t reps face CHR public inquiry
Karapatan and various rights groups held a protest action outside the Commission on Human Rights, as government representatives face the public inquiry. Military and police officials, including retired uniformed men appointed by Duterte in his Cabinet, were invited in the said CHR hearing, which started on September 9 and is set to end on September …
PhP8.2B budget of Office of the President to escalate killings, attacks vs Filipinos
Human rights group Karapatan questioned and opposed the PhP 8.2 billion budget of the Office of the President (OP) for the year 2020, which was swiftly approved in less than 7 minutes.
‘Only for those favored by the powerful:’ Karapatan hits corruption, irony and impunity amid GCTA Law mess
Human rights group Karapatan assailed the abuse of power committed by government officials as records and testimonies unveiled how hundreds of detainees convicted of heinous and drug-related charges were freed from prison amid individuals still suffering from imprisonment because of wrongful conviction, minimal offenses, trumped-up accusations, and inability to seek competent counsel. In August, …
At the CHR public hearing, Karapatan exposes trends on attacks vs human rights defenders in PH
Karapatan is set to participate in a public inquiry initiated by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR). CHR opened the session today, September 9, 2019, until September 13. In the said inquiry, civil society organizations, human rights defenders, and victims and kin of human rights violations will raise issues concerning widespread violations perpetrated against various …
Inopacan’s alleged mass grave a recycled, preposterous story – Karapatan
“Mass graves were the great inventions of the military during the tutelage of then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s Inter-Agency Legal Action Group (IALAG). The said formation was famed for masterminding the filing of trumped-up charges against activists and critics.
Karapatan calls on PH Senate to pass SOGIE Equality Bill
Human rights alliance Karapatan joins the call of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI+) community in strongly urging the Senate to pass the Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill, which seeks to assert the rights of the LGBTQI+ community and protect all individuals from discrimination on the basis of …
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