Member organization: Karapatan

Pahayag ng KARAPATAN at Tanggol Bayi sa Pandaigdigang Araw ng Kababaihan 2026

Ang KARAPATAN at Tanggol Bayi, isang organisasyon ng kababaihang tagapagtanggol ng karapatang pantao, ay sumasaludo sa kababaihang nakikibaka sa okasyon ng Pandaigdigang Araw ng Kababaihan 2026. Ang paggunita ngayong taon ng Pandaigdigang Araw ng Kababaihan ay nagpapatingkad ng napakaraming usaping bumabayo sa kababaihang Pilipino, laluna yaong mula sa masang anakpawis. Nagaganap ito sa gitna ng …

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KARAPATAN to ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I: Confirm murder, attempted murder charges vs Duterte

KARAPATAN human rights alliance urges the Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to confirm the charges of murder and attempted murder against Rodrigo Duterte so that the proceedings could soon move on to the trial stage. Duterte’s defense team has been filing motion after motion, all designed to delay and derail the …

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Rights group denounces denial of bail for Frenchie Mae Cumpio and Marielle Domequil

KARAPATAN human rights alliance assailed the court’s denial of bail to community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and development worker Marielle Domequil. Frenchie Mae and Marielle were arrested with three others—human rights worker Alexander Philip Abinguna, Bayan Muna-Eastern Visayas staff Mira Legion and People Surge spokesperson Marissa Cabaljao—on February 7, 2020, in Tacloban City. Their arrest …

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KARAPATAN: Free Alexander Philip “Chakoy” Abinguña, Frenchie Mae Cumpio, Marielle Domequil!

Human rights alliance KARAPATAN and alternative media groups marked the sixth year since the arrest and detention of the five activists in Tacloban City, in a protest in front of the Department of Justice as they denounced the continued detention of community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and humanitarian worker Marielle Domequil, who were unjustly convicted …

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KARAPATAN: 2nd ID spokesperson’s ‘delulu’ tirades are pure hogwash, fuel terror-tagging vs rights defenders

The delusional tirades of 2nd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army spokesperson Col. Michael Aquino — citing KARAPATAN, Migrante, and other organizations that called for the release of Chantal Anicoche — are pure hogwash and are clearly meant to fuel the State’s ongoing campaign of red- and terror-tagging against human rights defenders. These are unadulterated …

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Rights group questions former NTF-ELCAC spokes’ alleged access to Fil-Am activist while in military custody

KARAPATAN human rights alliance has questioned why former Southern Luzon Command chief and ex-National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) spokesperson Antonio Parlade was given access to Fil-American activist Chantal Anicoche while she was in military custody. “In what capacity was Parlade allowed to speak with Chantal?” asked KARAPATAN national council member …

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On the reported departure of Fil-Am activist Chantal Anicoche for the US

Filipino-American activist Chantal Anicoche reportedly departed on January 29, 2026, for the United States, according to press releases by the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) and the 2nd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, who had Anicoche in custody for at least 22 days. Anicoche was allegedly found by military …

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CALL FOR ACTION: FREE TACLOBAN 5!

Campaigns / By / February 2, 2026

Background of the Arrest, Detention, and Trumped-Up Charges vs Tacloban 5 On February 7, 2020, joint elements of the police and military implemented raided offices of people’s organizations in Tacloban City, using questionable search warrants, after KARAPATAN publicly raised the extensive surveillance of its office in the city, as well as that of other organizations. …

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[SIGN ON STATEMENT] In Solidarity with the Tacloban 5: End Judicial Harassment, Free All Political Prisoners!

Campaigns / By / January 31, 2026

Dear friends and colleagues, We are sharing with you this sign-on statement initiated by KARAPATAN in support and solidarity to call for the release and dismissal of trumped up charges of the Tacloban 5. We urge everyone, from the vast sectors of society, from different organizations in the Philippines and abroad, to support and sign …

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