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Karapatan: Did Harry Roque just admit that the Duterte gov’t is committing war crimes?

April 14, 2021

Press Release9 March 2021 References:Cristina Palabay, Secretary General, +639173162831Karapatan Public Information Desk, +639189790580 Karapatan: Did Harry Roque just admit that the Duterte gov’t is committing war crimes? International humanitarian law does not make mass murder legal, human rights watchdog Karapatan asserted, as the group questioned Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque’s statement before the media yesterday, March […]

News and features

Brutal government crackdown against activists must end now, says Amnesty International

April 14, 2021

(from our Philippines section) Brutal government crackdown against activists must end now Brutal government crackdown against activists must end now – Amnesty Philippines Amnesty International Media Quote Responding to news that at least nine were killed and 6 others arrested in coordinated raids by the police and military against activist groups in various provinces in

Events

Join the Protest actions against the massacre of workers and activists in the Philippines, 10 March at 6PM.

April 14, 2021

Join the Protest actions against the massacre of workers and activists in the Philippines, 10 March at 6pm.Event Information March 7 “Bloody Sunday” was a dark day for activists in the Philippines. The Philippine police and military conducted a coordinated operation “to serve a total of 24 search warrants in the Calabarzon-Southern Tagalog region”, leading

Reports

CIVICUS: 2020 State of Civil Society Report

April 14, 2021

From: “KARAPATAN Human Rights Update on behalf of publicinfo”To: “KARAPATAN Human Rights Update on behalf of publicinfo” ; “karapatanhr” ; karapatan-ph-update@googlegroups.comSent: 29/05/2020 4:04:45 PMSubject: [Karapatan HR update] CIVICUS: 2020 State of Civil Society Report Dear friends, We are forwarding the 2020 State of Civil Society Report of CIVICUS, a global alliance of civil society organisations

Events

Activities in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the death of Leonard Co.

April 14, 2021

Dear Members of the Justice for Leonard Co Movement, Warm greetings. We hope that you are in good condition amidst the pandemic. We apologize for this late sending of activities in commemoration of the 10th year death anniversary of Leonard Co. Attached herewith are the J4LCo commemoration activities and also the poster invitation to share

Reports

World Report 2020: Rights Trends in Philippines

April 14, 2021

Hello everyone Human Rights Watch have just published their annual report. Here is the Philippines section, which I think gives an excellent overview of what has been happening in The Philippines this year. Click herehttps://www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/philippines

Urgent Actions

URGENT APPEAL to drop the trumped-up case against CPA Chairperson Windel Bolinget

April 14, 2021

Dear Friends at CHRP-UK, Greetings! We are sharing with you the URGENT APPEAL to drop the trumped-up case against CPA Chairperson Windel Bolinget . A trumped-up case of murder against Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) Chairperson, Mr. Windel Bolinget, was filed by a police officer in a court in Tagum City, Davao Del Norte, Philippines in

Urgent Actions

URGENT APPEAL FOR ACTION: TO DISMISS TRUMPED UP AND MALICIOUS CHARGES AGAINST FILIPINO HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS

April 14, 2021

Dear friends and colleagues, Human rights defenders in the Philippines, including human rights workers of Karapatan, are being increasingly being targeted by the Duterte administration in its worsening crackdown on dissent. The attacks on human rights defenders have ranged from threats through public vilification and red-tagging, and these often prelude police raids on their homes