Time to Reckon, Time to Rage
The Filipino people commemorate the International Human Rights Day with rage and protests over the morose record of the US- Aquino regime’s gross human rights violations in the past three years.
Member organization: Karapatan
Goldberg admits real deal in US’ humanitarian aid in Yolanda-hit areas
“The cat is out of the bag—the so-called humanitarian assistance by the US troops in the disaster areas is simply a justification for their permanent basing and operation in the Philippines. Even without this disaster, the US was pushing for an increased and permanent presence of their troops and warships in the Philippines for its …
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Lacson appointment adds insult to injury
"BS Aquino’s appointment of Gen. Panfilo Lacson as ‘rehabilitation czar’ in typhoon-affected areas is the same as appointing Gen. Jovito Palparan to a plum civilian position in government. Nothing in Lacson’s bloody record indicate his competence to handle the rehabilitation of communities affected by typhoon Yolanda. In fact, he is most known as a notorious …
Detained NDFP consultants go on fast, protest continued detention, calls for resumption of peace talks
International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War Peace consultants of the National Democratic Front join other political prisoners in a ten-day fast/hunger strike to protest their “continued detention, the unabated human rights violations, the continuing corruption in the government and the ineptitude of the BS Aquino Aquino regime in responding to …
NDFP consultant, political prisoner Ramon Patriarca holds hunger strike
Political prisoner Ramon Patriarca today started holding a hunger strike to call for the release of all political prisoners and as a symbolic gesture to keep the people’s vigilance alive in the fight against pork barrel and all its forms.
Karapatan raises concern over heavy presence of AFP, US troops in disaster areas
“We are aware that Samar and Leyte and, the provinces of Negros and Panay are among the priority areas of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ counterinsurgency program, Oplan Bayanihan. We do not want a repeat of human rights violations experienced by the survivors of typhoon Pablo in 2012. We do not want another Cristina …
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Nine years after Luisita massacre: No justice, rights violations continue under BS Aquino
"Nine years after the Hacienda Luisita Massacre, the struggle of the farm workers continues. The killings, human rights violations and deceit continue. There has been absolutely no justice attained under the BA Aquino administration," Cristina Palabay, Karapatan secretary general said. In November 16, 2004, thirteen Luisita farmworkers were massacred they were on strike, demanding decent …
BS Aquino gov’t proves itself useless for the nth time
Human rights organization Karapatan today said, “TheBS Aquino government’s so-called relief operation in calamity areas is equally disastrous as typhoon Yolanda. It’s been almost a week since the typhoon struck but people still cry for water, food, medicine and shelter. People who survived the typhoon are dying because of the government inability to respond to …
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Military torturers of detained security guard are still lying through their teeth
"The fact that the Court Appeals have ruled that Rolly Panesa is his person and not of Benjamin Mendoza, the Armed Forces of the Philippines has been proven to have lied about Panesa’s identity. The military is still lying in their defence to charges of torture, perjury and incriminatory machination," Cristina Palabay, secretary general of …
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