Massacre victims possibly raped, tortured
“Gibastos gyud ang iyang lawas, gi-rape, gihilabtan, guba kaayo ang atubangan,” the relative said. (They defiled her body, she was raped, her genitals torn apart.)
Latest Lianga massacre was 25th under Duterte, Karapatan reports
Relatives of the victims belied the government’s claim the victims were NPA members and said those killed were simply on their way to Lianga town proper to buy rice after harvesting abaca hemp at their farm.
LIANGA MASSACRE 2: Karapatan reports military killed 3 Lumad-Manobo
Angel was 12 years old and a Grade 6 student of the Lumad school Tribal Filipino Program of Surigao del Sur while Willy and Lenie were members of the Lumad organization Malahutayong Pakigbisog Alang sa Sumusunod (MAPASU).
‘MAGSASAKA, BUTIHING AMA’: Who was Jesus Alegre and why he did not deserve a single day in prison
On September 8, 1994, according to Karapatan, hired goons assaulted the Alegres, killing their son Romeo. It was fortunate that the rest of the family was able to escape the attack. Despite the death of their son, the Alegres stood firm in keeping their land from which they derived their livelihood with dignity and peace.
ICC asked to proceed with investigations on Duterte gov’t’s war on drugs
“Following a thorough preliminary examination process, the available information indicates that members of the Philippine National Police, and others acting in concert with them, have unlawfully killed between several thousand and tens of thousands of civilians [between 2016 and 2019],” ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said.
2nd oldest political prisoner dies in detention
Kapatid demanded an investigation into Alegre’s death “to ascertain the responsibility and accountability of government agencies in looking after the health and safety of persons deprived of liberty.”
AMLC freezes NDFP consultant’s bank account; immoral and reprehensible order, wife says
“Any investigation would easily reveal the official origin of those deposits and why it is wrongful, in fact immoral and reprehensible, to subject them to any freeze order as this would only perpetuate the injustice and tragedy that those accounts seek to atone for and indemnify,” Lim said
FIRST PERSON: Kung magka-COVID at sa pampublikong ospital nagpapagamot
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‘Rebuke of Duterte’s murderous ways’: Karapatan wins prestigious international human rights award
“Let this be a strong rebuke to the murderous ways of this administration and a clarion call for justice,” Karapatan secretary general Cristina Palabay said.
CHR accuses gov’t of backtracking on commitment to divulge info on drug killings
The CHR said the government is again backtracking on its promise to grant full and unqualified access to cases involving alleged extrajudicial killings related to its anti-drug and insurgency campaigns.