Media Release Type: Press statement

KARAPATAN condemns in the strongest terms the upcoming Balikatan war games which will involve up to 16,000 US and Filipino troops and the use of advanced weaponry in scenarios simulating aerial and maritime attacks from China. Coupled with the recent deployment by the US in the Philippines of mid-range missiles capable of reaching Taiwan and …

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More and more, the Philippines is being sucked into the vortex of US imperialism’s saber-rattling schemes against China. Karapatan condemns the Marcos Jr. regime for being a willing pawn in the deadly game between the US and China, with potentially lethal repercussions for the Filipino people, who will be forced into a war not of …

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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 …

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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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