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 …
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 …
Rights group denounces recent rights violations in Negros Read More »
Hold Marcos and Duterte Accountable for Crimes Against the Filipino People The Marcos Jr. regime was relentless in perpetrating violations of human rights and international humanitarian law (IHL), especially in the countryside, even as it moved to further consolidate its power against the Dutertes, its biggest ruling class rivals. The arrest of Rodrigo Duterte on …
The Duterte Panagutin Campaign Network, a coalition of individuals and groups working for justice and accountability, condemns in the strongest possible terms the recent statement of Senate President Francis Escudero, which casts doubt on the conduct of an impeachment trial despite the formal transmission of the Articles of Impeachment by the House of Representatives. A …
“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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KARAPATAN welcomed the recent wins of activists against trumped up charges by State security forces and the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), as it renewed calls to “abolish the notorious government entity that has endangered lives and freedoms since its establishment.” Yesterday, June 5, 2025, abduction survivors and young environmental …
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The Samahan ng Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA), an organization of former political prisoners, condemned the death of another political prisoner in detention, the 11th under the regime of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Sonny Tambalque, a peasant organizer from Carranglan, Nueva Ecija died at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) on May 26, 2025 from …
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Human rights alliance Karapatan, and organization of families of victims of enforced disappearances, Desaparecidos, warmly congratulate Dr. Edita Burgos, D.D., for being elected as president of the International Coalition Against Enforced Disappearances, a global network of organizations and individuals working to put an end to enforced disappearances. Among ICAED’s members are organizations of families of …
As we observe the International Week of the Disappeared from the 26th to the 31st of May, we stand in solidarity with the countless victims of enforced disappearance in the Philippines and worldwide. This despicable crime perpetrated by state agents or state-sanctioned entities that involves the abduction and clandestine detention of individuals, is a vicious …
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