Quezon City, Philippines – Today, KARAPATAN Alliance for the Advancement of People’s Rights and Hustisya join 95 organizations in more than 43 countries in the Global Civic Day of Action spearheaded by Civicus World Alliance for Citizen Participation.
“The reprieve for Mary Jane Veloso is a show of the power of the collective action of the Filipino people and the international community. Indeed, a people united will never be defeated,” said Cristina Palabay, secretary general of Karapatan. “BS Aquino has no moral authority to claim this victory as his. We maintain that the …
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An Open letter to His Holiness Pope Francis! Greetings of peace and love from Filipino migrants in Austria on the occasion of your coming visit to the Philippines from the 15th to the 19th of January 2015. We rejoice in your leadership marked by humble service to God and His creation and by a boldness that …
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Contact Person: Nerissa N. Allegretti Mobile No: (1) 773.931.0891 Email: allegrettineris@yahoo.com 14th January 2015 Open Letter to Pope Francis: A Message of the US-based National Ecumenical Forum for Filipino Concerns Your Holiness, Greetings of Peace!
The Centre d’appui aux Philippines / Centre for Philippine Concerns calls on its members and supporters to join in a 24-hr fast starting at 6 pm Saturday, January 17 until 6 pm Sunday, January 18, 2015 in solidarity with political prisoners in the Philippines.
At the Senate Committee of Foreign Relations’ hearing "The killing of transgender woman Jennifer Laude by a US serviceman is a heinous violation of human rights," Karapatan secretary general, Cristina Palabay, told the Senate today during the hearing initiated by Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Relations.
More protests greeted BS Aquino as he swings around Europe, this time in Paris, France. According to Cora Guibernas, a member of the Nagkakaisang Pilipino Sans Papier (NPSP) in Paris, France, which belongs to the MIGRANTE Europe network, Aquino was taken aback when several French solidarity activists for the Philippines and NPSP members raised …
Days before BS Aquino’s scheduled ‘good governance’ parade during his four-nation European-trip, several Europe-based organizations sent a letter to Malacañang on the prosecution of notorious general Ret. Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan Jr.
(Statement on the visit of BS Aquino to Europe)
“BS Aquino arrives in Europe to brag about his imagined economic growth and good governance before the international community. Meanwhile, he left a country and a people indignant with the unabated poverty, graft and corruption and human rights violations that mark his regime,” said Cristina Palabay, secretary general of Karapatan.
