After three days of persistent and tireless efforts and camp searches, we are relieved to confirm that environmental rights defenders and church workers Francisco “Eco” Dangla III and Joxelle “Jak” Tiong are no longer in the hands of their abductors, bruised but alive. While they are still reeling from their harrowing ordeal, we hope that …
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The Samahan ng Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA) extends its heartfelt appreciation to former Senator Atty. Leila De Lima and Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Arlene Brosas, as well as former Kabataan Partylist Rep. Sarah Elago, for their visit to the political prisoners held at the Correctional Institute for Women on March 22, 2024, …
Like father, like son. Davao City mayor Baste Duterte has declared his own war against illegal drugs, drawing first blood just hours after he boasted on March 23, 2024 that he would kill those who will not stop using them. The first to fall in the early hours of March 24 under Mayor Duterte’s drug …
KARAPATAN condemns the abduction of two environmental human rights defenders in Pangasinan last March 24, 2024, as they joined calls of their families and colleagues for them to be surfaced immediately. According to witnesses, Francisco “Eco” Dangla III and Joxielle “Jak” Tiong were riding a tricycle in Barangay Polo, San Carlos City, Pangasinan when a …
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Lies and more lies. This was Karapatan’s reaction to claims by Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that “incidents of human rights violations were down by half in 2023 as compared to 2022.” Contrary to Marcos Jr.’s declaration, Karapatan documented significant increases in the most serious human rights violations such as extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances.There were 60 …
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KARAPATAN condemns the violent demolition of a peasant community in Sitio Balubad, Barangay Anunas, Angeles City. At least seven persons have reportedly been injured after combined elements of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and goons hired by Clarkhills Properties Corporation opened fire on the protesting farmers. Even reporters covering the demolition were reportedly harassed and …
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Human rights alliance KARAPATAN has asked Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Chairperson Richard Palpal-latoc to look into reports that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) have refused to cooperate with the CHR in Negros in the latter’s investigations into the killings of red-tagged farmers and other marginalized sectors …
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Human rights alliance KARAPATAN called on the governments of Germany and the Czech Republic to raise grave concerns on the dire lack of accountability in the cases of extrajudicial killings, including that of Karapatan paralegal Zara Alvarez, and the continuing killings in the Philippines under the current administration, during the state visits of President Ferdinand …
Dear friends, We are sharing with you KARAPATAN’s 2023 Year-End Report on the Human Rights Situation in the Philippines. After a year and a half in power, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has more and more epitomized the fascist and terrorist nature of his rule. On the one hand, he presents a carefully cultivated “presidential” image, never …
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Tanggol Bayi salutes Filipino women activists who persist in the struggle for human rights, justice and accountability despite the prevalence of state-sponsored violence against them. In today’s forum “She Persists,” Tanggol Bayi features four outstanding young women activists who have defied the odds and survived repression through sheer courage, firmness of principle and the unstinting …
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