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Karapatan reasserts call to hold Duterte, NTF-ELCAC accountable for murder of Evangelista couple in Bloody Sunday raids
Submitted on Wed, 04/20/2022 - 18:00
Karapatan joins the families of slain fisherfolk leaders Ariel Evangelista and Ana-Mariz “Chai” Lemita-Evangelista today in their calls for justice and accountability as the 17 policemen involved in the killing of the couple during the Bloody Sunday raids once again face the preliminary investigations on the murder charges against them.
Karapatan lauds conviction of Bayles soldier-killers, Manila court dismissal of motion for recon in travelling-skeletons case
Submitted on Wed, 04/20/2022 - 17:30
Karapatan lauds the conviction of the two soldiers of the 61st Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army, namely Private First Class (PFC) Rafael Cordova (a.k.a. Roger Bajon) and PFC Reygine Laus (a.k.a. Ronnie Caurino), on the murder of human rights activist Benjamin Bayles, a member of the September 21 Movement-Negros. Bayles was also a lay minister of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente and a coordinator of Bayan Muna Party-list.
Karapatan condemns shooting incident vs indigenous Manobo-Pulangiyon during meeting with presidential, senatorial candidates
Submitted on Tue, 04/19/2022 - 15:54
Photo from Laban ng Masa
Karapatan supports call for denial of PGMA’s motion to dismiss by demurrer in Morong 43 civil case
Submitted on Tue, 04/19/2022 - 08:00
Photo by Michael Varcas/Philippine Star
Seven of the forty-three health workers known as the Morong 43 filed yesterday their opposition to the motion to dismiss by way of demurrer of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, in their civil complaint which was filed on April 5, 2011 at the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 224.
Karapatan condemns arrests of Anakpawis nominee, church worker
Submitted on Tue, 04/12/2022 - 13:00
Human rights alliance Karapatan condemned on Tuesday the recent arrests of Anakpawis Partylist fourth nominee Isabelo Adviento and Iglesia Filipina Independiente’s (IFI) Aldeem Yañez, as the group scored the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) for their “desperate efforts to continue the Duterte administration’s campaigns of State terror and repression even in its last days in power.”
Karapatan renews calls to junk MO 32 following arrest of farmer, disappearance of urban poor organizer in Negros
Submitted on Sat, 04/09/2022 - 09:30
Photo from Defend Negros
Karapatan calls on Meta to take down NTF-ELCAC Facebook pages for disinformation, inciting harm amid upcoming elex
Submitted on Fri, 04/08/2022 - 08:30
Photo by Dannyboy Pata/ABS-CBN News
Rights groups renew calls for independent UN HRC investigation on rights crisis in PH in UPR submissions
Submitted on Tue, 04/05/2022 - 21:00
Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters
NTF-ELCAC in the business of valorizing criminals, rights violators with Palparan’s SMNI interview
Submitted on Sun, 04/03/2022 - 10:30
Photo by Darren Langit/Rappler
Junking of trumped-up charges vs Dr. Naty Castro exposes pattern of criminalization vs human rights defenders, dissenters
Submitted on Fri, 04/01/2022 - 13:00
Photo from Free Dr. Naty Castro Now Campaign/Facebook
