Rights group KARAPATAN expresses support in the filing of violations of the law against enforced disappearance by abduction survivors Jonila Castro and Jhed Tamano on Wednesday at the Office of Ombudsman. Among those impleaded in the case, for violation of Sections 4 (b), sub-paragraphs 1, 2, 4 and 11 of Republic Act No. 10353 or …
Karapatan acknowledges a pending bill seeking to classify extrajudicial killing as a heinous crime as an important step in recognizing the role and accountability of State forces in these killings in the Philippines. “At the same time,” said Karapatan deputy secretary general Atty. Maria Sol Taule, “such a bill should complement and be consistent with …
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KARAPATAN and relatives of victims of rights violations are among those who signed the impeachment complaint filed by the Makabayan bloc against Vice President Sara Duterte. Represented by its Chairperson Elisa Tita Lubi and Secretary General Cristina Palabay, KARAPATAN was joined by Atty. VJ Topacio, Hustisya National Board member and son of NDFP consultants Agaton …
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The Samahan ng Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA), an organization of former political prisoners in the Philippines, stands in solidarity with the International League of Peoples’ Struggles (ILPS) and oppressed peoples worldwide in commemorating the International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War on December 3, 2024. Together with ILPS …
Desaparecidos welcomes the Supreme Court resolution granting a temporary protection order for the families of missing activists Dexter Capuyan and Gene Roz Jamil “Bazoo” de Jesus. In an en banc resolution dated September 9, 2024 but made public only on November 22, 2024, the Supreme Court prohibited public respondents PNP chief Benjamin C. Acorda Jr., …
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Today, December 2nd, marks the fourth year of the unjust arrest of peasant organizer Amanda Echanis, who was arrested under the Duterte regime in Baggao, Cagayan alongside her then month-old baby and slapped with a trumped-up case of illegal possession of firearms and explosives. Under the Marcos Jr. regime, another woman peasant organizer, Desiree Jaranilla …
KARAPATAN today scored the Marcos administration’s “hypocrisy” as it prepares to adopt a National Human Rights Action Plan (NHRAP) this month, in time for International Human Rights Day on December 10. The Marcos government has touted the NHRAP as an initiative that shows its “significant commitment to uphold human rights standards.” On November 22, 2024, …
KARAPATAN called “laughable” reports that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is considering charging Vice President Sara Duterte of violating the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 (ATA), as the human rights group said that “the real purveyors of State terrorism are now at each other’s throats.” “This shows how the terror law could arbitrarily be weaponized against …
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KARAPATAN renewed its call for the abolition of the Confidential and Intelligence Funds (CIF) after resource persons revealed during the latest hearing of the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability that Vice President Sara Duterte had ordered her Special Disbursement Officer to turn over more than PhP200 million in CIF of the Office …
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Tanggol Bayi, an association of women human rights defenders, joins other activists and women’s rights advocates in a prayer gathering and protest action at the Department of Justice to call for an end to the use of terror laws against women human rights defenders in the Philippines. Several women human rights defenders and activists have …
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