Region: National

HR violations unabated, enough of Aquino’s promise of change

Thousands of peasants and indigenous peoples from Mindanao and Southern Tagalog, with multi-sectoral support from the National Capital Region, today marched to Mendiola, undaunted by the unabated human rights violations under the Noynoy Aquino government and the ten-day series of grueling activities to culminate on December 10, the International Day for Human Rights.   Karapatan …

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Rights group condemns illegal arrests, trumped up charges vs union organizers

Karapatan deplores the Aquino government’s continuing attacks against human rights defenders through the recent arrests and filing of trumped-up charges against union organizers and community leaders, days before the commemoration of the International Human Rights Day on December 10.  Randy Vegas and Raul Camposano, both long-time union organizers and staff of the Confederation for Unity, …

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Int’l HR org express concern for rights defenders in the Philippines

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) raised the alarm on the continuing human rights violations in the country under the Aquino government, particularly cases of extrajudicial killings of human rights defenders.     OMCT noted “the attacks …

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ManiLakbayan Mindanawons launch relief drive for victims of typhoon Pablo

The ManiLakbayan delegation, composed of more than 70 leaders of peasants and indigenous peoples from Mindano, today launched at the St. Joseph College in Quezon City, a relief drive for fellow Mindanawons affected by typhoon Pablo.  ManiLakbayan (Journey to Manila) is a Mindanao Peoples’ mobilization for the Defense of Land, the Environment, and Human Rights …

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On Aquino’s superbody: No need for frills and fuss, victims need resolution and end to EJK

Karapatan today held a picket in front of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to underscore the point that Pres. Aquino’s ‘superbody’ is “extraneous and thus, inessential in solving the cases of extrajudicial killings and other human rights violations.”    “The victims and their families need no more frills and fuss. If only the government listens …

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Aquino to blame on typhoon Pablo tragedy for allowing foreign large scale mining –ManiLakbayan

"No one else is to blame but President Noynoy and large scale mining corporations on the lives lost to typhoon Pablo," said Sr. Stella Matutina, secretary general of PANALIPDAN-Mindanao, a network of environmental defenders, in response to National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee (NDRRMC) Usec. Benito Ramos’ statement that the typhoon Pablo tragedy is …

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Karapatan scores Noynoy Aquino’s promotion of GMA military officers; hits CHR for granting clearance

Karapatan scores anew Noynoy Aquino’s recent promotion of military officers with clear record of human rights violations, and in fact, have pending cases before civilian courts for such violations, saying that “Aquino’s act is an outright disregard for human rights.”    Karapatan said that the “promotion of military officers like Año and Baladad is the …

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Mindanao IPs, envi groups to Aquino, scrap Mining Act to avert another Pablo apocalypse!–ManiLakbayan

A group of Mindanao-based indigenous peoples and environment organizations leading a ten-day lakbayan to Metro Manila called on President Aquino to scrap the government’s standing mining policy allowing large-scale mining operations in the light of the latest disasters in Mindanao where super typhoon Pablo claimed more than two hundred lives in the provinces of Compostela …

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