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KARAPATAN denounces Marcos Jr.’s refusal to abolish NTF-ELCAC

KARAPATAN slammed Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for his persistent refusal to abolish the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), saying he was “encouraged by the reports.” KARAPATAN secretary general Cristina Palabay exclaimed, “Reports? Does he mean reports that there were 119 extrajudicial killings, 76 frustrated extrajudicial killings, 14 enforced disappearances, 762 political …

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2024 Karapatan Year-End Report on the Human Rights Situation in the Philippines

The Filipino people are suffering from severe human rights violations and breaches of international humanitarian law (IHL) as the Marcos Jr. regime aims to eliminate the Communist Party of the Philippines by the end of 2024. In rural areas, a state of virtual martial law prevails, with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) imposing …

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2024 Karapatan Year-End Report on the Human Rights Situation in the Philippines

Publications, Stats and Resources / By / March 26, 2025

The Filipino people are suffering from severe human rights violations and breaches of international humanitarian law (IHL) as the Marcos Jr. regime aims to eliminate the Communist Party of the Philippines by the end of 2024. In rural areas, a state of virtual martial law prevails, with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) imposing …

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KARAPATAN denounces Trump’s continuing assault vs migrants in the US

KARAPATAN, a national alliance of human rights organizations and individuals in the Philippines, condemns the Trump regime’s continuing assault on migrants in the United States, with the latest wave including Lawful Permanent residents or green card holders. Migrante and Bayan USA recently denounced the arrest and detention of Lewelyn Dixon, 64, a Filipino migrant worker …

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Hustisya: Dismiss retaliatory charges vs two environmental activists

Hustisya (Victims United for Justice) joined environmental and rights activists in expressing support for Jonila Castro and Jhed Tamano who are scheduled for arraignment today, March 24, 2025 at the Metropolitan Trial Court in Plaridel, Bulacan for retaliatory and baseless grave oral defamation charges. It will be remembered that Castro and Tamano, both community organizers …

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KARAPATAN slams Imee, Jinggoy’s hypocrisy during Senate hearing on Duterte’s arrest

KARAPATAN slammed what it called the government’s hypocrisy on the implementation of Republic Act No. 7438 or An Act Defining Certain Rights of Persons Arrested, Detained or under Custodial Investigation as well as the Duties of the Arresting, Detaining and Investigating Officers, and Providing Penalties for Violations Thereof. “At the recently held Senate investigation on …

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KARAPATAN expresses support for women relatives of drug war victims, lawyer vs online victim bashing

KARAPATAN stands solidly behind the women relatives of drug war victims of Rise Up for Life and for Rights and National Union of Peoples Lawyers (NUPL) Atty. Kristina Conti, and all other drug war victims and advocates who are being brutally bashed and threatened on social media by the Duterte camp’s mercenary troll army. KARAPATAN …

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