AN INSEPARABLE HISTORY
Founded during Martial Law under Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s regime, KMP’s history is inextricable from the long history of fascism in the Philippines. Since the 1980’s and beyond, Filipino peasants have endured countless brutal attacks and massacres aimed at silencing their collective demands for land and justice.
STANDING FIRM IN CALLS FOR JUSTICE
Despite the viciousness of the state’s unrelenting fascist attacks, KMP has not wavered in its fight for justice. They have led efforts to expose extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances of activists and peace consultants, campaigned for the release of political prisoners, organized independent fact finding missions to unmask the truth, and pushed for investigations and inquiries into massacres.
BUILDING A MOVEMENT
KMP has also contributed to agreements to protect human rights and address the root causes of conflict on both the national and international stage, such as the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL) and Comprehensive Agreement on Socio-Economic Reforms (CASER). They have been instrumental in building networks and alliances to strengthen the peasant movement against fascist violence, such as ICHRP, Tanggol Magsasaka, and the Coalition for Land Against Martial Law and Oppression.
THE FIGHT AGAINST FASCISM IS NOT JUST DEFENSIVE
At every point in its history, KMP has fought fascism in the country not only in defense of the peasant masses, but as an offensive step toward dismantling the oppressive and exploitative systems of feudalism, bureaucrat capitalism, and imperialism. ICHRP is invigorated by KMP’s resolute resistance against fascist attacks and stands firmly in solidarity with their fight for land, justice, and genuine peace!
