Tag: Karapatan

Until the time of her death, Enriquez worked for the release of political prisoners and the dismissal of trumped up charges against detainees

Rights group Karapatan said the court’s decision noted that the doctor has been denied due process when she was arrested and imprisoned

Dr. Ma. Natividad Marian Castro, a health worker, was arrested by the Philippine National Police and the military in San Juan City

The Prize is awarded to individuals that have made an exceptional contribution to the protection and promotion of human rights

As of November 2021, Karapatan has documented 424 victims of extrajudicial killings

The ICC Office of the Prosecutor temporarily suspended its investigative activities in the Philippines on November 18

The Commission on Human Rights has earlier also urged Congress to scrap all pending proposals seeking the reimposition of death penalty

Rights group said the arrest was “an attack on women and children’s rights advocates”

“We pray for nothing but the swift and safe return of [Steve Abua] and accountability against those responsible for his disappearance”

The group said the proposals “do more harm than good,” adding that “disincentives” are punitive and discriminatory“