Yesterday, November 23, the trumped-up cases against Ken Rementilla and Jasmin Rubia have also been dismissed by the Antipolo City Prosecutor’s Office, following the recent success with Hailey Pecayo’s junked cases. This recent development is crucial in exposing the lies perpetrated by the
Recalling the events on January 26, 2023, human rights group Karapatan – Southern Tagalog received a subpoena from Antipolo City, implicating Ken Rementilla (Anakbayan Southern Tagalog coordinator), Jasmin Rubia (Mothers and Children for the Protection of Human Rights Secretary-General), and Hailey Pecayo in
As we commemorate 51 years since the declaration of martial law by the late President Ferdinand Marcos Sr., we are dismayed to see that many of the injustices committed under his regime are once again repeated under the present administration of his son
The Asia-Pacific Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (APCHRP) strongly calls for justice for 67-year old Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) labor organizer, Jude Fernandez, who was extrajudicially killed by police forces in Binangonan, Rizal on September 29. APCHRP vehemently condemns the intensifying
The Asia-Pacific Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (APCHRP) strongly condemns the brutal murder of Lumad Teacher Rowe Libot in a remote village in Kalamansig Sultan Kudarat on July 27, 2023. We demand immediate justice for Libot’s death and accountability from the
A Manila court has successfully dismissed the fabricated charges concerning the alleged illegal possession of firearms and explosives against Tondo– Reina Mae Nasino Ram Bautista, and Alma Moran. The acquittal decision was dated July 17, Monday, with its public disclosure occurring only yesterday,
Abolish the Anti-terror Law! End the state of impunity! Stop the redtagging! The Hong Kong Campaign for Human Rights and Peace in the Philippines (HKCAHRPP), joins with the Filipino people in strongly condemning the horrific massacre of the Fausto family of four, Emelda
On January 26, 2023, human rights group Karapatan – Southern Tagalog received a subpoena from Antipolo City against Ken Rementilla (Anakbayan Southern Tagalog coordinator), Jasmin Rubia (Mothers and Children for the Protection of Human Rights Secretary-General), and Hailey Pecayo. According to the charges
Barely two weeks after the unjust use of the Anti-Terrorism Act against three human rights defenders in Southern Tagalog, the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) demonstrated anew how the “terror law” can be used to reduce the legitimate struggle of the Filipino people as mere
A few weeks before Ferdinand Marcos Jr. enters his first year in office, the barbaric and brutal massacre of the Filipino people continues. On the night June 14, alleged state forces ransacked the home of Fausto family in Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City, Negros