Media Releases
Comeback of anti-subversion law, anti-terror law amendments add to Duterte govt arsenal of repressive laws
Submitted on Wed, 08/14/2019 - 10:47“The restoration of the Anti-Subversion law will merely add to this government’s arsenal of repressive laws. It will add another moniker to the Duterte government’s many labels against critics and activists.
Karapatan condemns recent killing of two Lumad farmers in Bukidnon
Submitted on Mon, 08/12/2019 - 15:12Karapatan strongly condemns the brazen murder of Lumad farmers Alex Lacay and Jeffrey Bayot, active members of Kaugalingaong Sistema Igpasindog to Lumadnong Ogpaan (KASILO), in Bukidnon province on August 9, 2019 and August 11, 2019, respectively.
Karapatan urges DOJ to dismiss sedition case vs. opposition
Submitted on Mon, 08/12/2019 - 14:19Karapatan, a human rights alliance, strongly condemns the sedition case filed by the Philippine National Police (PNP) against Vice President Leni Robredo, detained Sen.
Karapatan urges DOJ to dismiss sedition case vs. opposition
Submitted on Mon, 08/12/2019 - 14:19Karapatan, a human rights alliance, strongly condemns the sedition case filed by the Philippine National Police (PNP) against Vice President Leni Robredo, detained Sen.
Hustisya-Bukidnon responds to malicious accusations against anti-Duterte rallyists
Submitted on Thu, 08/08/2019 - 09:37On July 23, 2019 the website of the Philippine News Agency posted an article titled "Army provided food to abandoned, hungry anti-State of the Nation Address (SONA) ral
Karapatan hits recent state-sponsored attacks against human rights defenders
Submitted on Wed, 08/07/2019 - 09:10It is with deep rage that we view the state-perpetrated attacks against human rights defenders as a dangerous precedent to crackdown and go after anyone who refuses to cower in fear amidst the social unrest brought out by Duterte’s inhumane policies.
Karapatan urges DOJ: Dismiss Esperon’s baseless perjury claims against rights defenders
Submitted on Thu, 08/01/2019 - 08:17
Following the perjury complaint filed by National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon, Jr. against human rights defenders of Karapatan, Religious Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP), and Gabriela, they attended the preliminary investigation set by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Quezon City today, August 1, 2019.
Karapatan to Esperon: Quit scapegoating
Submitted on Wed, 07/31/2019 - 12:34
It has come to our attention that National Security Adviser Hemogenes Esperon Jr. has singled out Karapatan as a “legal front” of the Communist Party of the Philippines. This is not the first time that a government official has done so, following the President’s own statement last July 25, 2019 that Karapatan “deserves to be hit.” We have repeatedly expressed the seriousness and the dangers of red-tagging, particularly for human rights workers on the ground. Under this government, 11 human rights workers under Karapatan have already been killed. We are not some legal front, but an alliance of human rights organizations and advocates that have relentlessly continued to expose the crimes and violations of state forces across all administrations.
Anti-fake news bill gives Duterte more power to suppress media, violate free expression — Karapatan
Submitted on Wed, 07/31/2019 - 11:15
Karapatan opposed a measure which seeks to criminalize the publication and proliferation of false content or “fake news” on the internet, deeming the bill “dangerous” and “hypocritical.” The human rights group warned that allowing the government to define “fake news” would only give the Duterte administration more power to clamp down on media and critical content online.
CA’s denial of NUPL’s amparo and habeas data petitions further endangers lawyers in PH
Submitted on Tue, 07/30/2019 - 11:11
“The Court of Appeals’ denial of the petitions for writs of amparo and habeas data of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers aggravates the already dangerous situation of lawyers in the Philippines. Along with the court’s denial of a similar petition by human rights and development workers, the CA’s most recent decision speaks of the ineffectivity of domestic mechanisms for the protection of human rights defenders and communities,” Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay said.
