Human rights group Karapatan denounced the recent extrajudicial killing of a farmer In Masbate.
Rights group condemns killings in Masbate
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Rights group lauds Iceland’s resolution on PH rights situation
“It is a big step in stride with other parallel measures and contemporaneous efforts that merits the full support of an intergovernmental body that is mandated to ensure the promotion, protection and respect for human rights at the global level.”
Alliance calls on Filipino people to act amid ‘bleak situation under Duterte’
“The mass killings are meant for mass intimidation! Not just in the drug war, but in the war against authoritarianism, in the war against poverty, and in the war against political dynasties and perpetuation of this system of injustice.”
A gathering of victims of tyranny, from Marcos martial law to present
“State terrorism and repression has taken away our family members, who were labeled ‘enemies of the state.’”
With the end of peace talks, threat of crackdown, more violations being reported
Even without a “crackdown,” human rights violations under President Duterte intensify each day.
Grave numbers: The continued killing legacy under Duterte
The bloody trail of killings of activists continues under the current administration.
Lumad in Mindanao under attack
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld James Cameron’s 2009 box-office hit film Avatar, about an alien world where primitive but highly evolved inhabitants defend their habitat, moved audiences across the globe, including the Filipino urbanite audience. We were enthralled by the lush and luminescent world of beings who end up waging a kind of asymmetrical…
Stop the killings
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star We’ve entered the first of the “ber” months. For the many who are holiday-obsessed this may evoke merry thoughts of bells tinkling, of gift-shopping, of Christmas approaching. It’s a different picture, unfortunately, for human rights defenders, progressive organizations, journalists, and indigenous peoples particularly in…
Resolution Opposing Palparan Appointment to Any Gov’t Post Back to Square One
BY ANNA KRISTINA P. VIRTUSIO Bulatlat The resolution opposing the appointment of retired Gen. Jovito Palparan S. Jr. to any government post is back to square one. The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability has referred House Resolution No. 999 back to the House Committee on Rules in the preliminary determination of referrals…
Militants Hold Rally Against Palparan
Militants Denounce Palparan in Rally
NDF Slams Ermita’s Appointment as Head of Rights Team in UN
“What business does a notorious human rights violator, the chief butcher of Arroyo, have speaking on human rights and to the UNHRC no less?” said Fidel Agcaoili, head of the Human Rights Monitoring Committee of the NDFP, in reaction to the appointment of Eduardo Ermita as head of the government delegation to the United Human…