“We call on Pres. Rodrigo Duterte to rein in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and pull them out of civilian communities, amid his unilateral ceasefire declaration,” Cristina Palabay, Karapatan secretary general said in outrage on the death of Compostela Farmers Association (CFA) leader Jimmy Saypan.
“The recent joint statement of the GRP and NDFP continues to provide hope of freedom for political prisoners, yet we still wait for that day when these releases will actually happen. We hope this will be soon enough so that they can be with their loved ones, especially those who should be released on humanitarian …
“In President Rodrigo Duterte’s first 100 days in office, there are positive developments foremost being his decisiveness, the resumption of peace talks and the release of the NDFP peace consultants. But there are also persisting challenges,” said Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay. Karapatan enumerated the following positive developments:
“We reiterate our call to the Government of the Republic of the Philippines to fulfill its commitment and obligation to release ALL political prisoners through general amnesty,” Karapatan secretary general Cristina Palabay said, as the second round of peacetalks between the GRP and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) starts today, October 6, …
The proposal to present alleged intimate videos of Sen. Leila de Lima in Congress serves no legitimate purpose in the investigation, is in bad taste and an insult to the general public and the truly honorable members of the Lower House. It will be an attempt at a pornographic show that will not establish accountability …
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As the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) gear for the continuation of the formal peacetalks on October 6-10, 2016 in Oslo, Norway, Karapatan welcomed efforts for the revitalization of the two parties’ Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC) on the implementation of the Comprehensive Agreement …
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“The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) should follow Pres. Duterte’s order to control government-backed paramilitary groups such as Bagani and halt their operations in the communities,” Karapatan secretary general, Cristina Palabay, said after Pres. Rodrigo Duterte issued a verbal order Friday that the Philippine Army take full control of the Bagani and other paramilitary …
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Karapatan welcomes Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s statement in the last ASEAN Leaders’ Summit calling attention to the past and present atrocities of the US government and military in the Philippines, especially in Mindanao, and other countries. More recently, he urged the US soldiers in Mindanao to leave, amid several documented reports of human rights violations by …
“The existence of political prisoners in a so-called democratic country proves that imprints of martial law are still here,” Jigs Clamor, Karapatan deputy secretary general said on the 44th year since late Ferdinand Marcos’s declaration of martial law. Karapatan said there were at least 120,000 persons imprisoned during martial law, many are victims of warrantless …
