The Asia Pacific Coalition on Human Rights in the Philippines (APCHRP) strongly condemns the kidnapping of KASAMA-TK peasant organizer Fhobie Matias, who was abducted last September 28 in Calamba, Laguna, while conducting consultation work with local farmers. This act is not only a
Since last year, the company has already unjustly terminated around 600 workers including union members who have been regularized already in the guise of performance issues. The layoffs which are motivated by cost-cutting and automation, underscore a major flaw in capitalism’s neglect of
Jude Rimando, a 58-year-old veteran labor organizer and former political prisoner, passed away on the morning of July 23, 2024, at the Philippine General Hospital due to stage 4 liver cancer. His death was a result of inadequate healthcare during his detention, leading
Under the “Bagong Pilipinas” (New Philippines) theme of President Marcos Jr.’s regime, there have been no significant changes in economic issues. Unemployment among workers remains high, farmers still lack land, and extrajudicial killings, a hallmark of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s regime, persist. Amid
For Immediate Release, July 17, 2024 The Asia Pacific Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (APCHRP) gravely condemns the guilty conviction against former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo, ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro, and others collectively known as ‘Talaingod 18’. The Tagum
The Asia Pacific Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (APCHRP) expresses its support and endorses the GUILTY verdict of the International Peoples Tribunal (IPT) last May 17-18. The verdict exposes the clear violation of international humanitarian law committed by the Philippine government
Press Release May 4, 2024 Yesterday, a peaceful protest was held by human rights groups and mass organizations on Roxas Avenue, near the United States Embassy, to express opposition to US imperialist aggression affecting the Philippines. However, the protest turned violent as the
The Asia-Pacific Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (APCHRP) vehemently condemns the harassment and intimidation perpetrated by Task Force Ugnay, a unit under the 2nd Infantry Division of the AFP, and the Philippine National Police. In a recent incident in Dasmarinas Cavite,
As International Workers’ Day, May 1, approaches, the attacks on the labor movement by the Marcos Jr. government intensify. Yesterday, according to reliable sources and witnesses in Barangay Butong, Quezon, Bukidnon, 63-year-old labor leader and organizer William Lariosa was arrested by elements of
On April 2, 2024 the AFP mercilessly bombed communities with suspected NPA camps located between Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur, and Pilar, Abra. Such indiscriminate bombing caused the enforced evacuation of people in the communities and destroyed their source of livelihood. The APCHRP vehemently