Member organization: Karapatan

Karapatan scores BS Aquino and AFP on recent killing of Lumad child by Alamara paramilitary

"Killing a child is the peak of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Alamara paramilitary group’s monstrosity," Cristina Palabay, Karapatan secretary general on the recent killing of Lumad child Alibando Tingkas, 15, a grade 3 pupil of Salugpungan Ta Tanu Igkanugon Learning Center in Talaingod, Davao del Norte. Tingkas was killed by …

Karapatan scores BS Aquino and AFP on recent killing of Lumad child by Alamara paramilitary Read More »

Supreme Court hailing EDCA whips up a storm

“The people’s movement for peace, freedom, and sovereignty is not about to take it sitting down,” Karapatan secretary general Cristina Palabay said on the high court’s decision upholding the ‘constitutionality’ of the Enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). “ Expect mighty protest actions to reconstitute Philippine sovereignty and defend the rights of our people,” she warned.  …

Supreme Court hailing EDCA whips up a storm Read More »

Aquino Government accountable for death of NDFP peace consultant Eduardo Serrano

"No less than President BS Aquino is accountable for the death of detained peace consultant Eduardo Serrano; and so are the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) and the 204th Infantry Brigade (IB) of the Philippine Army,” Cristina Palabay, Karapatan secretary-general said in a picket protest in front of the OPAPP. …

Aquino Government accountable for death of NDFP peace consultant Eduardo Serrano Read More »

Eduardo Serrano criminalized and jailed for serving the Mangyan and peasants

"For the BS Aquino regime, serving the people and aspiring for a just and lasting peace are considered crimes," Cristina Palabay, Karapatan secretary general said as the remains of political prisoner Eduardo Serrano arrived in his hometown in Naga City. "Eduardo Serrano’s ‘crime’ was to help develop the farming techniques of the Mangyan tribe and …

Eduardo Serrano criminalized and jailed for serving the Mangyan and peasants Read More »

Political prisoner’s death “under state fascism” reignites call for resumption of peace talks

On the third day since the death of political prisoner and National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultant Eduardo Serrano, a countless amount of people have rushed and mourned with his family, all the while remembering shared memories. They also united in condemnation of the sad plight of Serrano under the prisons of state …

Political prisoner’s death “under state fascism” reignites call for resumption of peace talks Read More »

Eduardo Serrano portrait by Jess Santiago

Karapatan renews call for immediate release of ailing political prisoners

"Imprisonment based on trumped-up criminal charges combined with the inhuman jail condition and the slow grind of the justice system caused political prisoner Eduardo Serrano’s death," Cristina Palabay, Karapatan secretary general said. "Serrano, a peace consultant for the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, would have walked out of jail a free man a long …

Karapatan renews call for immediate release of ailing political prisoners Read More »

As ceasefire starts, Karapatan calls for military pull-out from Lumad communities

"As the Yuletide ceasefire between the BS Aquino regime and the communist rebels starts today, December 23, Karaparatan reiterates its call for the Armed Forces of the Philippines to totally pull out its troops and paramilitary groups in peasant and Lumad communities," Cristina Palabay, Secretary General of Karapatan said.