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Standing in solidarity with Filipino human rights defenders
Publication: Monday 5 December 2022 at 1pm Manila time Joint statement: Standing in solidarity with Filipino human rights defenders We, the undersigned organisations, express our utmost concern over the ongoing criminalization of ten human rights defenders and members of Karapatan, GABRIELA and the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP) in retaliation for their legitimate human
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CPA Statement on Libel Charge against Bestang Dekdeken
Cordillera Peoples AlliancePublic Information CommissionOn the Promulgation of the Libel Charge Against CPA Secretary General Bestang Dekdeken A WOMAN OF COURAGE| Bestang Dekdeken during Cordillera Women’s Education Action Research Center (CWEARC) and Women Working for Justice and Peace Network in the Cordillera (JaPNet) tribute to the Women of Courage in the Cordillera held last December 12, 2021
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Ericson Acosta killed
Writer, musician, rebel Ericson Acosta slain in Negros Occidental clash NOV 30, 2022 2:06 PM PHT INDAY ESPINA-VARONA INFO FacebookTwitterCopy URL While the military has yet to identify the slain rebels, the National Democratic Front-Negros confirms Acosta’s death but claims he was captured alive, then murdered BACOLOD, Philippines – Army troops from the 94th infantry
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Karapatan to Remulla: PH gov’t should issue standing invitations to UNSR on EJKs, others to investigate killings and all rights violations
Karapatan to Remulla: PH gov’t should issue standing invitations to UNSR on EJKs, others to investigate killings and all rights violations KARAPATAN Public Information 22 November 2022, Human rights alliance Karapatan said that the Philippine governmentshould issue standing invitations for all UN Special Procedures,especially the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial killings, humanrights defenders, indigenous peoples,
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Karapatan welcomes the concluding observations of the UNHRC on the Philippines
On the UN Human Rights Committee’s concluding observations on the Philippines Karapatan Press Statement – https://www.karapatan.org/On+the+UN+Human+Rights+Committee%E2%80%99s+concluding+observations+on+the+Philippines 7 November 2022 Karapatan welcomes the concluding observations of the United Nations Human Rights Committee on the Philippines, including its significant views on red-tagging, the Anti-Terrorism Act, extrajudicial killings in the government’s war on drugs, among other pressing issues on
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A call for UN expert to look into disinformation, red-tagging vs journos, activists
Rights group calls on UN expert to look into disinformation, red-taggingvs journos, activists KARAPATAN Press Release –https://groups.google.com/g/karapatan-updates/c/xnbsFwP3lm8 26 October 2022 Rights group Karapatan denounced the most recent disinformationcampaigns and wholesale red-tagging against journalists and human rightsdefenders in the Philippines, and said that such acts violate and impacton the exercise of press freedom and freedom of
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Speaking truth to power is a moral obligation
Speaking truth to power is a moral obligationFr. Shay Cullen 14 October 2022 Truth-telling is the work of journalists, writers and broadcasters and the duty of church leaders above all. Telling and writing the truth about wrong-doing, injustice, exploitation and abuse is above all the only way to bring the rule of law and respect for human