Cordillera Peoples AlliancePublic Information CommissionCENTRAL STATEMENTon the 39th Peoples Cordillera DayWe mark the 39th Peoples’ Cordillera Day with a united battle cry- SUMKAD for land, life, and honor! Sumkad, meaning to rise, resist, defend, is a word with an all-too-familiar meaning in our history of struggle as Cordillera Peoples. In the 70s and 80s, the… Continue reading SUMKAD for land, life, and honor!
Tag: Human Rights Violations
CONFUSION, POLICE INACTION AND ILLEGITIMATE CITIZENS’ ARREST AT THE ANTI-MINING BARRICADES (Southern Palawan – The Philippines)
Lately, there has been much discussion going back and forth between the Ipilan Nickel Corporation (INC) and the Brookes’ Point Municipal Government on whether rally participants should be allowed to carry out their peaceful protest in front of the access gate to INC mining camp. In addition to a Cease and Desist Order (CDO) being addressed… Continue reading CONFUSION, POLICE INACTION AND ILLEGITIMATE CITIZENS’ ARREST AT THE ANTI-MINING BARRICADES (Southern Palawan – The Philippines)
UPR Watch appeal for international support to stop killings in the Philippines
Karapatan Press release –https://groups.google.com/g/karapatan-updates/c/b74-niZqwko?pli=1 March 24, 2023 Ahead of the adoption of the recommendations made by United Nations (UN)member states during the fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on thestate of human rights in the Philippines last November 2022, Filipinohuman rights defenders from the Philippine UPR Watch again appealed forinternational support to put a stop to… Continue reading UPR Watch appeal for international support to stop killings in the Philippines