More cases against youth groups junked for lack of evidence
“Certainly, no evidence was presented showing that Anakbayan is the recruiting arm of or somehow connected to the CPP-NPA.”
More cases against youth groups junked for lack of evidence
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Rights groups hail dismissal of charges against UCCP pastor
Rights groups hail dismissal of charges against UCCP pastor
“The pattern of the police’s use of search warrants, planting evidence and effecting the arbitrary arrests and detention of individuals like Pastor Dan Balucio is a glaring form of weaponization of the judiciary against activists and dissenters.”
Police arrest 8 Dumagat farmers in Rizal
Police arrest 8 Dumagat farmers in Rizal
The recent operations in Rodriguez are the latest in a series of intensified crackdown operations under the Duterte administration. In Rodriguez, Kasiglahan Village has been the target of intensified police and military surveillance following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kin of drug war victims want 2022 elections free of Duterte
Kin of drug war victims want 2022 elections free of Duterte
"Why will they run again in the next elections? They should have been finding solutions to our problems right now instead of focusing on the next elections."
Defense chief ‘escaping institutional accountability’ with UP-DND accord junking – DefendUP
Defense chief ‘escaping institutional accountability’ with UP-DND accord junking – DefendUP
“Rather than listen to all the valid criticisms, DND continues to brush aside the damning evidence against them by escaping institutional accountability.”
#UndoingDuterte | 25 massacres recorded
#UndoingDuterte | 25 massacres recorded
Cristina Palabay, secretary general of Karapatan, said that in implementing counterinsurgency policies, state forces have made no distinction between legitimate dissent and armed struggles, and wrongly equated such to terrorism.
Activists arrested in Quezon City are humanitarian workers – group
Activists arrested in Quezon City are humanitarian workers – group
Karapatan-Caraga said that Julieta Gomez and Niezel Velasco are both engaged humanitarian work over the years. In fact, the group said that “officers and personnel of some of government agencies in the region know them personally as they have coordinated activities particularly with the Department of Social Welfare and Development and local government units in the Surigao and Agusan provinces and several municipalities.”
Dismissed cases: A look at the invalid search warrants vs red-tagged activists
Dismissed cases: A look at the invalid search warrants vs red-tagged activists
The recent granting of numerous motions to quash cases that were enabled by questionable warrants proves that errors have been made.
Global mission holds PH government accountable for gross human rights abuses
Global mission holds PH government accountable for gross human rights abuses
"The State itself is directly involved in planning, implementing and sanctioning widespread human rights violations.”
DOJ junks police’s plea to revive charges vs youth activists
DOJ junks police’s plea to revive charges vs youth activists
The groups are firm that the filing of charges against them and their members are pure harassment as these charges were later dismissed by the courts.
Bloody Friday: 2 peace consultants killed in Iloilo, Cebu
Bloody Friday: 2 peace consultants killed in Iloilo, Cebu
State agents have killed and arrested several JASIG-protected peace process participants, especially after formal NDFP-GRP peace negotiations were cancelled by GRP President Rodrigo Duterte in 2017.
Rights defenders decry courts’ junking of motions filed by detained labor organizers
Rights defenders decry courts’ junking of motions filed by detained labor organizers
“It is absurd that the Mandaluyong court saw the inconsistencies and defects of the narratives and evidence provided by the police in arresting Esparago and Salem; but the same set of facts were ignored by QC and Manila courts.”
Lumad teacher, student recount ‘psychological torture’ while in police custody
Lumad teacher, student recount ‘psychological torture’ while in police custody
“They told me we wouldn’t be released unless we admit to being rebels.” -- Lumad teacher
Batangas court junks charges vs red-tagged store owner
Batangas court junks charges vs red-tagged store owner
“Simply put, the AFP and Philippine National Police (PNP) had no solid, intelligent basis before launching massive operations in a rural sitio in Nasugbu, Batangas in April 2020."
Kin of Joseph Canlas file raps vs police, jail authorities for ‘criminal negligence’
Kin of Joseph Canlas file raps vs police, jail authorities for ‘criminal negligence’
In their 26-page complaint, Canlas's children Jennelle and Joseph narrated how their father was denied immediate access to emergency medical care despite their repeated pleas.
2 elderly, ailing peasant activists arrested in Caraga
2 elderly, ailing peasant activists arrested in Caraga
On the day KMP leader Joseph Canlas was buried, two elderly, ailing peasant activists were arrested.
ATC ‘terror list’ poses greater danger, chilling effect on critics
ATC ‘terror list’ poses greater danger, chilling effect on critics
Karapatan called the ATC a 'copy-paste' of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) that ‘incites violence’ now legitimized by the Anti-Terror Law.
Kin fear for safety of peace consultants in Anti-Terror Council’s list
Kin fear for safety of peace consultants in Anti-Terror Council’s list
“There is nothing most fearful, most oppressive and most unjust than the way political prisoners are being treated under this regime.”
ATC’s list bolsters petitions against Anti-Terror Law, lawyers insist
ATC’s list bolsters petitions against Anti-Terror Law, lawyers insist
“How can the ATC, three years hence, claim to have ‘verified and validated information’ against these peace consultants when it has already been proven in court that there is none? The ATC regurgitating false assertions has been a most dangerous weapon especially in the heat of oral arguments on the terror law.”
Prosecution junks charges against 7 Lumad teachers, students
Prosecution junks charges against 7 Lumad teachers, students
“The victory of the Bakwit School 7 is a testament to the truth and the legitimacy of the calls of the Lumad and the existence of the Bakwit School. This victory only proves that the NTF-ELCAC only peddles lies and that their stories bear no truth nor any weight when it comes to the fight for social justice."
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