KARAPATAN condemned the arrest of 11 protesters on August 28, 2026 in Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya after police violently broke through a barricade set up by local residents to prevent the entry into their community of crude oil and supplies intended for mining exploration activities. Almost a thousand residents of Barangay Pacquet in Kasibu set up …
Human rights alliance KARAPATAN strongly condemned the arrest of Makabayan Vice-President for Visayas and BayanMuna Central Visayas coordinator John Ruiz III on trumped-up attempted murder charges, calling it yet another attempt by state forces to harass and intimidate a known activist and human rights defender in the region. Ruiz was arrested by police after joining …
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KARAPATAN sounded the alarm over recent death threats against a human rights lawyer and a transport sector leader in Bicol, condemning the threats as “desperate acts of those who only know killing” and calling for an immediate investigation into the perpetrators. Atty. Bartolome “Bart” Rayco, a member of the National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) …
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Today, August 30, on the International Day of the Disappeared, Families of the Disappeared for Justice (Desaparecidos) and KARAPATAN remember all victims of enforced disappearance and continue to call on the State to surface them and tell the truth about their disappearance. As part of their continuing demand for accountability from the perpetrators and justice …
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Rights group KARAPATAN expressed support for the call of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) for the immediate return of up to ₱7 million in missing funds entrusted to the facility, as well as their demand to abolish the Trust Fund and cashless system in prisons. “Paano maibabalik ang …
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On the eve of the International Day of the Disappeared, families of desaparecidos today submitted a letter to the Supreme Court calling for a thorough review of the writs of amparo and habeas data, citing that these have failed to protect victims of enforced disappearance and their families. The letter, signed by families of desaparecidos, …
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Rights group KARAPATAN urged the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to conduct an independent investigation into the reported loss of up to ₱7 million in funds belonging to persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City, as well as the implementation of the cashless system by the Bureau …
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The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) never misses opportunities to inject its outrageous and dangerous narratives into the national discourse, no matter how misplaced it is. As expected, the NTF-ELCAC seized upon the school shootings in Tacloban City and Zamboanga City, but the first thing it did in its latest …
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KARAPATAN assailed calls from Interior and Local Governments Sec. Jonvic Remulla to make illegal possession of firearms a non-bailable offense, saying this will only make it easier for the State to cause the prolonged detention of activists and other dissenters. Said KARAPATAN secretary general Cristina Palabay, many activists and other political opponents targeted for persecution …
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KARAPATAN views with alarm the planned construction of a permanent “counter-terrorism facility” in Pagadian City under the US State Department’s Anti-Terrorism Assistance program, saying it will lead to worsening violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in the Philippines. The “anti-terrorism hub” which will be funded by a US$500,000 (P30.8-million) US grant, will reportedly …
