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Reject Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte in the elections and beyond!
Submitted on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 09:00
We call on the public to express our rejection of the Marcos Jr.-Sara Duterte tandem in the 2022 polls and beyond.
Mothers of disappeared UP students, human rights activist file complaints vs SMNI for Palparan interview
Submitted on Wed, 05/04/2022 - 13:00
In an administrative complaint filed today before the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), Concepcion Empeño and Erlinda Cadapan, the mothers of disappeared University of the Philippines students Karen Empeño and Sherlyn Cadapan, together with Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay demanded that the broadcasting franchise of Suara Sug Media Corporation be revoked for airing the interview with retired general and convicted kidnapper Jovito Palparan in Sonshine Media Network International
Martial law survivors, activists pay tribute to human rights champion Marie Hilao-Enriquez
Submitted on Wed, 05/04/2022 - 09:30
In a gathering at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani compound in Quezon City, martial law survivors, activists and friends of human rights champion Marie Hilao-Enriquez, chairperson emeritus of Karapatan, paid tribute to her courageous and indefatigable work for the cause of people’s rights, justice, and national democracy. On April 24, 2022, Hilao-Enriquez, a stalwart in the anti-Marcos dictatorship struggle and a leading human rights activist, died in the US.
“Relive historical lessons:” On World Press Freedom Day 2022, Karapatan calls for rejection of Marcos-Duterte tandem
Submitted on Tue, 05/03/2022 - 10:30
Photo by Karl Romano/BenarNews
Karapatan stands with journalists, media practitioners, and advocates of freedom of expression and press freedom in the Philippines and worldwide, in commemorating World Press Freedom Day 2022.
Karapatan reasserts call to free Senator De Lima as key witness retracts allegations
Submitted on Tue, 05/03/2022 - 08:00
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The unjust detention of Senator Leila De Lima has been made more pronounced by the retraction of testimony by former Bureau of Corrections officer-in-charge Rafael Ragos, a witness in one of the cases against the detained senator. Karapatan urges the court to revisit its decision dismissing De Lima’s motion to dismiss by way of demurrer, in the case where Ragos served as prosecution witness.
