Member organization: Karapatan

Karapatan and Breastfeeding Philippines, a program of Nurturers of the Earth, urged both houses of Congress to conduct a congressional hearing in aid of legislation on Republic Act 10028 (The Act Expanding the Promotion of Breastfeeding) in relation to the condition of political prisoner Miradel Torres, a breastfeeding mother, and his son Karl. Torres and …

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Karapatan said the Department of National Defense (DND) and Department of Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) “reward system-bounty list” weighs heavier than its joint agreement with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) on safety and immunity guarantees or the JASIG and the Comprehensive Agreement on the Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian …

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Karapatan acknowledged the statement of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons Dr. Chaloka Beyani on the impact of the military operations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines on the rights of indigenous people in Mindanao, especially those in mining-affected areas in Tampakan, South Cotabato and those who …

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“While the state forces tried to protect their indefensible president at yesterday’s SONA, BS Aquino thanked his minions but obviously failed to recognize the fallen 44 SAF, his very own men, in the botched Mamasapano operation in January. It is predictably BS Aquino’s way of glossing over human rights and peace issues that beset his …

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SONA 2015   The 2,000 soldiers, 4,000 police, K-9 units aside from the concrete barriers are expected to block the protesters on Monday, BS Aquino’s last State of the Nation Address (SONA).  “The state forces will try to defend the indefensible president whose crimes against the Filipino people are worth a thousand lifetimes in jail. …

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Portraiture as Political Solidarity Three days before Pres. Benigno S. Aquino’s last State of the Nation Address, artists together with Karapatan, the End Impunity Alliance, and relatives of political prisoners opens an art exhibit entitled “PORTRAYAL: Faces For Freedom,” an exhibition of more than 50 paintings, digital art, and sketches of political prisoners in the …

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“A congresswoman who acted in concert with the Armed Forces of the Philippines prompted the brutal action of the police against the Lumad evacuees at the UCCP compound in Davao City,” said Cristina Palabay, secretary general of Karapatan.           

Rights groups led by Karapatan yesterday met with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons in Quezon City to discuss the forced evacuation of peasants and indigenous people in the country, particularly in Mindanao where the combat operations of some 55 army battalions of the Armed Forces of the …

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Political prisoners kicked-off their SONA counterpoint activities yesterday at 12:00 noon through the simultaneous singing of “Bayan Ko” (My Country) in the various jails nationwide. As in previous activities conducted by political prisoners, other inmates joined to highlight the call to release all political prisoners and to improve jail conditions. Relatives and friends, and members …

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A few days before BS Aquino’s last State of the Nation Address (SONA), the International People’s Tribunal held in Washington, DC, found the Aquino regime guilty of violations of the Filipino people’s Civil and Political Rights, Economic and Socio-Cultural Rights; and Right to Self-Determination. The same guilty verdict was handed down to the US government, …

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