Member organization: Karapatan

Today, Baby Diona was buried without her mother Andrea Rosal. The Court prohibited Andrea to bury her own child for "security reasons".  Yesterday, she was only allowed to visit the wake of Baby Diona at the Cathedral of the Philippine Independent Church for three hours, and “with overkill security escorts”. Observers counted at least 40 …

AFP told to shut up and stop muddling the issue on the death of Andrea Rosal’s baby Read More »

Walang Kidnapping na Naganap   Ang kasong kidnapping with serious illegal detention laban sa amin sa Quezon City Trial Court ay persekusyong pulitikal na nais kaming palitawing mga komon na kriminal na dapat ibilanggo nang matagal.  

As of 5pm today, Karapatan received reports that two-day old Diona Andrea Rosal, newborn baby girl of detained Andrea Rosal, has passed away at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) in Manila. Baby Diona Andrea was brought to said hospital unit because she was suffering from hypoxemia or oxygen deficiency …

New-born daughter of political prisoner Andrea Rosal passed away Read More »

  “We need peace, respect for our right to the land we till, and protection for the environment, for our children and the future generation.”  

Let me convey my gratitude for the opportunity to respond to baseless allegations and malicious innuendoes hurled at me by the AFP and their patrons.   Immediately after abducting me in my hometown, this government has kept me incommunicado by transferring me from one detention cell to another across the seas until finally jailing me …

Statement of political detainee and NDFP peace consultant Roy Erecre Read More »

A National Solidarity Mission (NSM) kicks off today as representatives of various national people’s organizations, progressive partylist organizations and human rights groups fly to Davao City to join other human rights workers, peace advocates in Mindanao. The National Solidarity Mission is set to investigate rights abuses committed against peasants and indigenous peoples specifically in Davao …

National Solidarity Mission to investigate rights abuses in Mindanao Read More »

An environmentalist and anti-mining activist Romeo Rivera Jr., 53, now face at least four criminal charges filed against Felix Armodia, allegedly the Front Secretary of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army in Davao del Sur, South Cotabato, and Tulunan, North Cotabato.    

Political prisoner Eduardo Serrano testified yesterday at the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 97 to refute the false charges of kidnapping for ransom case filed against him. Serrano is the last witness slated to testify before the court finally resolves the case.  Eduardo Serrano is among the 14 peace consultants of the National Democratic …

10 years in jail on trumped up charges is too much, free Eduardo Serrano now! Read More »