Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ‘s charter change project is proving more and more that he is his dictator-father’s son. Packaged as “economic cha-cha,” it ostensibly aims to do away with provisions in the 1987 Constitution that limit foreign ownership of local businesses and allegedly stifle the country’s ability to attract foreign direct investments. For decades, however, …
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“The Marcoses have victimized the people of Escalante, Negros Occidental, many times over,” said KARAPATAN Secretary General Cristina Palabay, as the human rights group condemned the aerial strikes in Escalante, Negros Occidental on February 22, 2024. According to reports from the media and on the ground, at least five rockets were fired by a helicopter …
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Please see the joint statement of Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro on the arrest warrant over charges of grave oral defamation. Thank you. HINGGIL SA WARRANT OF ARREST PARA SA GRAVE ORAL DEFAMATION Joint Statement nina Jhed Tamano at Jonila Castro Atat na atat ang mga mandurukot na makulong ang dinukot nila. Imbes na ibasura …
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“Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro need protection, not arrest and prosecution,” said rights group KARAPATAN as it slammed the arrest warrant issued against the two young women environmental defenders, over charges of grave oral defamation filed against them by the military and the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). “Let it …
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“The arbitrary arrests and unjust detention of Filipinos under the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. regime show that the same forms of injustice that the Filipino people rose up against 38 years ago continue,” said KARAPATAN Secretary General Cristina Palabay, as the group condemned the unjust arrests and detention of persons ahead of the People Power 1 …
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KARAPATAN welcomes the Supreme Court’s issuance of the writs of amparo and habeas data, as well as the temporary protection order granted to young environmental activists Jonila Castro and Jhed Reiyana Tamano. We note and appreciate the SC’s views on the existence of elements of enforced disappearance in the case and the established violation or …
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“We strongly condemn the murder of elderly couple Pedro and Florencia Regala in Masbate, and demand that justice be immediately served for the two farmers, a testament to the Marcos Jr. regime and the AFP’s murderous reign,” said KARAPATAN secretary general Cristina Palabay. Pedro Regala, 78, and his wife, Florencia Regala, 67, were in their …
While there are unconfirmed reports on a warrant of arrest against former President Rodrigo Duterte, KARAPATAN believes that steps to make him and his co-conspirators accountable for grave human rights violations, through international or domestic mechanisms, are long overdue and that any effort towards redress should be done immediately. Official police records put the number …
First, it was national security adviser Eduardo Año and officials of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) who denounced UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan for calling for the abolition of the NTF-ELCAC. This time around, it is Sen. Imee Marcos who joins the fray, questioning Ms. Khan’s recommendation to do …
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The Marcos Jr. regime’s rejection of UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression Irene Khan’s initial recommendations on the abolition of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), as well as its deceitful prospective renaming of the notorious task force further expose its intent and design to inflict fascist …
