KARAPATAN condemns the imposition of de facto martial rule in the hinterlands of Mindoro and Samar that have resulted in grave human rights violations, violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) and serious disruptions in the local residents’ lives and livelihoods. “We call on the Commission of Human Rights (CHR) to look into these violations engendered …
KARAPATAN scores de facto martial law in Mindoro, Samar Read More »
Duterte accusing Marcos Jr. of being a dictator and Marcos Jr. pointing the finger to Duterte’s record of human rights violations is a classic case of a pot calling the kettle black. This ignominious exchange is rich, especially coming from the current and previous heads of State whose family names are synonymous with State-perpetrated bloodbaths …
KARAPATAN: The people fight on for freedom and democracy Read More »
KARAPATAN decries the continuing persecution of human rights defender Alexander Philip “Chakoy” Abinguna, Karapatan National Council member and coordinator of Katungod-Sinirangan Bisayas at the time of his arrest, as he attended the court hearing today, February 24, 2025, at Leyte Regional Trial Court Branch 45 for trumped up charges of illegal possession of firearms and …
February 24, 2018 marks the seventh anniversary of the disappearance of National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultant Lora Manipis and her husband Jeruel Domingo. They were last seen in Kidapawan City on this date and have not been heard of since then. They comprise two of the 21 victims of enforced disappearance under …
Surface NDFP peace consultant Lora Manipis and Jeruel Domingo! Read More »
KARAPATAN renews its call for the repeal of the Anti-Terrorism Act and the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Law, as it noted that the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) removal of the Philippines from its “grey list” instigates the further repression of political dissenters, development and humanitarian workers and ordinary folk by egging on the …
KARAPATAN called on the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to enforce its resolution banning the practice of labeling candidates as members of criminal, subversive or terrorist groups and hold State forces accountable for these human rights violations. Through Resolution 11116, the COMELEC now prohibits as punishable election offenses acts such as accusations, labeling or branding without …
KARAPATAN reiterates our call for the disbarment of former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte, as we learned that the elder Duterte is among the legal counsels of his daughter Vice President Sara Duterte in the petition she recently filed blocking the impeachment complaint filed against her in Congress. On January 17, 2025, kin of victims of human …
KARAPATAN reiterates calls for Rodrigo Duterte’s disbarment, Sara Duterte’s impeachment Read More »
Hustisya, an organization of families and friends of victims of human rights violations, is in solidarity with trade unionists and other rights defenders in calling for the immediate release of unionists, labor leaders and labor organizers who are held in various prisons and jails across the country. Of the 25 unionists and labor organizers arrested …
Hustisya: Free all detained trade unionists, free all political prisoners Read More »
The Samahan ng mga Ex-Detainee Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA), an organization of former political prisoners, joins trade union activists and other rights defenders in calling for the release of union organizer Juan Alexander “Bob” Reyes, who is scheduled for a hearing at Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 226 today on trumped-up charges …
Former political prisoners call for release of trade union organizer Bob Reyes Read More »
Former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte has made a joke of many things — rape and killing, among others. That he could actually make light of such serious things is tasteless, to say the least. He made an anecdote about the rape of an Australian missionary a staple in his campaign, earning laughs, but also a rebuke …
