On May 31, 2018, torture survivor Rolly Panesa filed a motion for reconsideration on the acquittal of four police officers and other John and Jane Does involved in his torture and illegal arrest in 2012. read more
Karapatan condemned the recent spate of arbitrary arrests of two activists and two indigenous peasants by the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines. “This spate of brutality by soldiers and the police towards innocent civilians is already the rule rather than the exception for this government. These violations of human rights…
“Karapatan condemns in strongest terms the recent killings of two women peasant leaders Beverly Geronimo of Agusan del Sur and Carolina Lana of Aurora Province last Sunday, May 27, 2018. Such forms of violence instigated by suspected state agents should stop,” said Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay. read more
Amid the worsening human rights situation in the Philippines, rights groups Karapatan and Hustisya yesterday held an alternative Flores de Mayo for justice and peace at the University of the Philippines-Diliman, Quezon City. Dubbed the “Protesta de Mayo Laban sa Tiraniya,” the event featured five ensembles that depicted the current human rights issues and people’s…
MARTIAL LAW IN MINDANAO: YEAR ONE a report by Sandugo, Suara Bangasa Moro, Karapatan, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas and Bagong Alyansang Makabayan Introduction On May 23, 2017, President Rodrigo Duterte declared Proclamation 216 that placed the whole of Mindanao under Martial Law, including the island provinces of Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi. This was in reaction…
The Duterte regime’s adamant defense for the continuing imposition of martial law in Mindanao speaks of its militarist and ineffective approach in addressing the root causes of the social problems that spawned the armed conflicts in Mindanao and elsewhere. read more
Uphold the Right of Return of the Palestinian people! End the US-Zionist Israeli regime! Statement of the International League of Peoples’ Struggle Commission 3* The 70th anniversary of the Nakba was marked with a massacre in Gaza on Monday, May 14, 2018, with the biggest one-day toll of Palestinians killed since the 2014 Israeli invasion…
Dear friends, Please find Karapatan’s comments on the current issues pertaining to martial law and the proposed legislation on the national ID system. You may attribute the comments to Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay for your reports. Thank you. Karapatan Public Information Desk read more