Purisima Dacumos and Lorie Pasco during the Confessio Peccati in Sampaloc, Manila. (Photo by A.M. Umil/Bulatlat) “We fight not only for our sons and husbands. We do this for the killings to stop. So that there will be no more victims.” Read also: ‘There is hope’ | Mother of victim of anti-illegal drug ops welcomes…
“The NPA has long adhered to the Ottawa Treaty through banning the use of landmines in its operations and has been employing command-detonated explosives instead,” Naogsan said.
The bully has once again spoken. In the face of glaring failures in his flagship fascist policies, allegations on the complicity of the government in the illegal drug trade, exposed onerous deals with China and embarrassing handling of the West Philippine Sea issue, and escalating human rights violations, Duterte has once again used his foul…
On April 5, 2019, Karapatan filed letters of allegation to United Nations Special Rapporteurs over cases of threat, harassment and intimidation, particularly the red-tagging and terrorist-labelling of organizations, in line with the Duterte government’s counterinsurgency program. read more
President Rodrigo Duterte’s threat to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus has no legal basis and is an illogical reaction to criticism and opposition, a human rights lawyer said. “First of all, there is absolutely no legal, constitutional, and factual basis to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus,” National…
Fourteen farmers were dead after police conducted “legitimate operations” in different towns in Negros Oriental last March 31. Eight were killed in Canlaon City, four in Manjuyod and two in Santa Catalina. Initial investigation by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Central Visayas found common patterns — most of the victims were separated from their…
Second of Three Parts By Floreen Simon and Malou Mangahas IN THE May 2019 elections, not just two but all…
Patuloy na ipinaglalaban ng mga manggagawa ng Sumifru ang kanilang karapatan sa sapat na sahod, regularisasyon at pagkakaroon ng sapat at tamang benipisyo para sa mga kababaihan at matatanda.