Member organization: Karapatan

Human rights alliance KARAPATAN vehemently opposes all machinations by Rodrigo Duterte to evade accountability for his crimes, including a motion for interim release filed by his lawyer at the International Criminal Court’s Pre-Trial Chamber. The motion, which was not opposed by the prosecution, calls for Duterte’s transfer to an undisclosed country. This is special treatment …

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KARAPATAN denounces the deliberate lethal inaction of the Marcos Jr.-dominated House of Representatives and Senate on the daily minimum wage hike proposals for workers, it joins labor rights advocates and other sectors in pressing for PhP1,200 family living wage (FLW). The non-convening of the bicameral committee on the HOR and Senate proposals to advance the …

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One of the biggest acts of historical deception was to designate Emilio Aguinaldo’s declaration of Philippine independence from Spanish colonization on June 12, 1898 as Araw ng Kalayaan or Philippine Independence Day. Such an act disregards the fact that barely six months after Aguinaldo’s declaration, the Philippines and other colonies of Spain were ceded to …

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KARAPATAN condemned the abduction of twelve activists, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, by Israeli forces while they were bringing food, medicine and other relief items by sea to Gaza, which has been suffering under a naval blockade for a year now. Thunberg, 22, internationally renowned for her climate activism, was with 11 other activists, …

KARAPATAN stands in solidarity with twelve activists onboard Madleen, reiterates solidarity with Palestine Read More »

KARAPATAN assails the Senate’s decision to remand the articles of impeachment to the House of Representatives, a move that may result in the delay or suspension of the impeachment trial of Sara Duterte or even in the dismissal of the charges against her altogether, albeit in a roundabout way. The Senate had been constituted as …

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KARAPATAN salutes Luis “Ka Louie” Jalandoni, who formerly chaired the Negotiating Panel of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in the peace talks with the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP). Ka Louie died in The Netherlands on June 7, 2025 at the age of 90. KARAPATAN extends its deepest condolences …

Highest tribute to Ka Louie Jalandoni, the quintessential human rights defender Read More »

KARAPATAN condemned the series of rights violations perpetrated by elements of the 62nd Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army (IBPA) in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental since May. According to reports from the September 21st Movement, soldiers arrived at the house of peasant Alan Garde in Sitio Kapudlusan, Barangay Sandayao on May 15, 2025, interrogated him …

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“From paramihan ng patay to paramihan ng aresto? There’s nothing to celebrate about the latter policy that does not solve the root causes of the illegal drugs problem, and even aggravates it by opening the gates to further rights violations against the people, especially the poor.” Thus said rights group KARAPATAN, after the orders of …

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