Reports
KARAPATAN Monitor July - September 2010
submitted on Sat, 11/20/2010 - 16:40
President Benigno “Noynoy”Aquino III, was elected as the 15th President of the Philippines in May this year, in the midst of the people’s disgust with Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s rule characterized by fraud, corruption scandals, abuse of power and bloody human rights record. Noynoy, heir to Cory and Ninoy Aquino who are both publicly admired as icons of democracy, gave a most welcome promise of pagbabago (change) and daang matuwid (a straight path).
But data and statistics mirroring the human rights situation under Noynoy’s presidency in the first quarter (July to September 2010) of his stint in Malacanang do not augur well for the people.
... So where is the promised change?
KARAPATAN Monitor April - June 2010
submitted on Wed, 07/28/2010 - 14:19
Election-related violence and the continuing spate of extra-judicial killing, as Oplan Bantay Laya (OBL) fails to meet its target of putting an end to the communist revolutionary movement, characterize the human rights situation in the Second Quarter of 2010.
KARAPATAN Monitor January - March 2010
submitted on Fri, 04/30/2010 - 20:10
The first quarter of 2010 is marked by mass arrest, detention and torture of health workers and farmers. Arresting security forces utilized fabricated charges and unfounded accusations. Consistent with 2010 as the end-year of the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo administration's Oplan Bantay Laya (OBL), extrajudicial killing and harassment and vilification of legal organizations and personalities continue. Of special concern is the unexplained death of a civilian employee in the U.S. military barracks in Marawi City.
2009 Year-end Report on the Human Rights Situation in the Philippines
submitted on Wed, 12/09/2009 - 01:19KARAPATAN Monitor January-March 2009
submitted on Wed, 05/20/2009 - 15:00
The years 2009 and 2010 are critical as Oplan Bantay Laya 2 (OBL 2) approaches its deadline. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) might very well rush to meet OBL 2 objectives, which are repeatedly stressed by Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro who is more hawkish than some of the generals. OBL 2’s thrust remains to be the “dismantling (of) the political structure of the communist terrorist group” through the neutralization (physical elimination) of perceived “enemies of the state”, whether combatants, activists of the legal democratic movement, mediapersons, lawyers and church people.
2008 Year-End Report on the Human Rights Situation in the Philippines
submitted on Wed, 12/10/2008 - 07:32
Karapatan is releasing this 2008 report on the human rights situation in the Philippines as the world observes the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This report principally features cases of violation of human rights, as recorded by Karapatan, from January to October 2008. It also includes a review of escalating attacks against human rights defenders since 2001 and our experience so far with the writ of amparo. It reveals that amidst our celebration of the global triumphs of our advocacy for human rights, social justice remains a work-in-progress in the Philippines.
KARAPATAN Monitor July-September 2008
submitted on Sat, 07/26/2008 - 01:15
The third quarter of 2008 saw a surge in abductions and disappearances, arrestsand the use of torture. Extrajudicial killings continue to be committed, with
Mindanao suffering the most number of civilian casualties.
MISSION TO PHILIPPINES: Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Philip Alston
submitted on Wed, 04/30/2008 - 12:42
KARAPATAN Monitor April-June 2008
submitted on Wed, 04/02/2008 - 00:12
The decrease in number (of extrajudicial killings) while a cause to congratulate islikewise a cause to condemn because it merely shows clearly who are behind the
extrajudicial killings,” states Prof. Philip Alston, United Nations Special Rapporteur
on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.
The 2007 Year-End Report on the Human Rights Situation in the Philippines
submitted on Sun, 01/20/2008 - 21:35
The year 2007 is a dangerous time for the Filipino people as state terror, impunity in human rights violations and general lawlessness grip the nation. The government of Gloria Macapagal-arroyo has done little to stop the political killings and disappearances except take token steps to assuage local and internationale outcry. On the other hand, the year also signals victories in the people's relentless struggle against political repression and state terrorism as the victim's clamor for justice and democracy is echoed here and abroad.
