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Dear friends, Please join us in our call for the immediate pull-out of the 73rd IB-PA operating in Sarangani Province that has victimized the Blaan indigenous group in 10 villages in Malapatan, Sarangani province. The military operation is part of the Aquino government’s counterinsurgency program Oplan Bayanihan.
On April 26, 2015, at around 9:50 a.m., a man with military haircut wearing light fatigue shirt and short pants was walking back and forth the road, and would tiptoe to look over what was behind the gates of the Karapatan-Southern Mindanao Region office. At the time, those inside the office were Leonora Ricafort and son Jayson; Eduardo …
Karapatan HR workers, rights violations victims in Southern Mindanao under attack Read More »
On March 4, 2015, combined elements of the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) simultaneously raided three houses in Quezon City and Caloocan City in the guise of implementing “Oplan Paglalansag”, a campaign of the PNP to go after illegally held firearms. The raid ended up …
Dear friends, All 491 political prisoners in detention centers all over the Philippines are on hunger strike and fast to express their urgent plea for freedom, justice and human rights. The hunger strike also coincides with the visit of Pope Francis to the Philippines, as the political prisoners seek the kind intercession of the Pope …
Case: FORCIBLE EVACUATION, VIOLATION OF DOMICILE, INDISCRIMINATE FIRING Victim/s: 378 families with 1,783 individuals Place of Incident: Lumad (indigenous peoples) communities of Lianga, San Agustin and Tago, Surigao del Sur Date of Incident: October 27, 2014 Alleged Perpetrator(s):
September 23, 2014 We call on all peace and human rights advocates–individuals, institutions, the Church, people’s organizations, the academe and other groups to support the call of the people of Lacub, Abra in the Cordillera Region, Philippines, for the immediate cessation of the military operations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) therein and …
(Updated) Urgent Call to Stop AFP’s Military Operations in Abra Read More »
September 12, 2014 Urgent Call for the Immediate Cessation of Military Operations in Lacub, Abra We call on peace advocates – individuals, institutions, people’s organizations, the academe and other groups to support the call of the people of Lacub, Abra to stop the military operations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in their villages …
Urgent Call for the Immediate Cessation of Military Operations in Lacub, Abra Read More »
Case: Illegal Arrest and Detention Victim/s:
Dear friends, Please join us in our call for justice for the four-month old child victim of indiscriminate firing and the call to surface Mohammad Abdulkarim and his 14-year-old son Mehad Mohammad. These cases continue to show that the military’s presence in the communities endanger civilians, especially children. Below is the account based on the …
Call for justice for the victims of human rights violation in Maguindanao province Read More »
KASALO-Caraga SecGen and KATRIBU 2nd nominee GENASQUE ENRIQUEZ arrested on trumped up frustrated murder cases Case: Political Persecution, Illegal Arrest, Illegal Detention on Trumped Up Charges Victim/s: GENASQUE B. ENRIQUEZ Male, 41 years old, father of 4, Secretary General of Kasalo-Caraga and second nominee of KATRIBU Partylist Place of Incident: Dale’s Food House, Rizal St., …
Indigenous peoples leader arrested on trumped-up frustrated murder charges Read More »
