In a theatrical posture, Kahon tackles the torturous and complex issue of enforced disappearances, where artworks are fraught in individual loss, grief and tragedy. According to the organizers, “The show is never intended to wallow in agony, but is an exhibit of...
As the world marked the 60th year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) last December 10, two legislators called anew for the enactment of bills on human rights. BY RONALYN V. OLEA HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Bulatlat As the world marked the 60th year of the...
Ni Joi Barrios-Leblanc, Bayan Women's Desk Inilathala ng (Bulatlat.com) Masayang sayaw ang cha-cha. one two, one two three Salit-salitang mga paa. one two, one two three Cha cha cha. cha cha cha. Ngunit itong cha-cha na gustong palusutin, ay bagong pag-indak sa...
NI RAUL FUNILAS Inilathala ng (Bulatlat.com) May kaba ang pintig Nang may panauhing sa hangi’y umibis, Di nagpahiwatig At bumukas kusa ang pintuang pinid. Di ito inunang, Sansaglit umupo sa hapag kainan; ‘Sangyapos na suman Na aming niluto'y nasa lalamunan....
Human rights groups and people's organizations marked the 60th year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) not with a celebration but with protests across the country and overseas. BY BULATLAT HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Human rights groups and people's...
NI NOEL SALES BARCELONA Inilathala ng (Bulatlat.com) Iluluha mo ba ang kasawian ng iyong bayan? Ang repleksiyon ng sarili sa dagat ng dugo At ang ang halimuyak ng nabubulok na kalamnan? Iiiyak mo na lamang ba ang kasawian Ng mga inang napilitang bigtihin ang...
Is the recent spate of activist killings in Southern Mindanao an unfortunate series of coincidences or are they somehow related to the Philippine military’s counter-insurgency program Oplan Bantay Laya 2? Successive reports and claims of shootings involving a red...
For many the worker occupation of the Chicago Republic Windows and Doors plant on December 5 may have come as a surprise. But for US workers who are facing a very bleak economic horizon - the Chicago sit-down strike has ignited a spark amongst workers fed up with...
Anti-immigrant fervor in the United States makes injustice for immigrant women tolerated - even encouraged. As a result, immigrant women are living in situations of sheer terror. BY MELISSA NALANI ROSS On the Issues Magazine/Truthout INTERNATIONAL Posted by...
It's All Spelled Out in Unpublicized Agreement On November 27 the Iraqi parliament voted by a large majority in favor of a security agreement with the US under which the 150,000 American troops in Iraq will withdraw from cities, towns and villages by June 30, 2009...
Members of the media paid tribute to their slain colleagues, December 10, at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani. BY BULATLAT Members of the media paid tribute to their slain colleagues, December 10, at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani. The National Union of Journalists of the...
“The protests could grow bigger and bigger if Arroyo and her allies ignore the message of the Charter change opponents and continue to push for their scheme,” Bayan Muna Rep. Teodoro Casiño.
At first glance, they looked like ordinary children. But deep within them are scarred souls and lost innocence because they are children-victims of human rights violations. On December 9, they went to see the United Nations (UN) Secretary General’s Special Representative for Children in Armed Conflict Radhika Coomaraswamy to tell her their tragic stories.
BY BULATLAT A coalition of Asian peasant organizations has called on its members to to be more vigilant in defending their human rights especially their rights to land, seeds, resources and livelihood. "At this point, governments in Asia cannot be trusted nor...
Injustice and impunity are still trademarks of the Arroyo regime, said a human rights alliance in an annual report released to the media.
BY JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat Kilusang Mambubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP or Peasant Movement of the Philippines) Chair and Anakpawis (Toiling Masses) Rep. Rafael Mariano welcomed the leaders and members of Kalipunan ng Samahang Mambubukid ng Kabite (Kamagsasa-Ka or...
A Bayan Muna (People First) leader who was shot and wounded by two unidentified men in Monkayo, Compostela Valley last November 30 died yesterday at the Davao Regional Hospital. Isabelo Celing, 47, barangay (village) coordinator of Bayan Muna Party List in...
Mine workers are starting to feel the effects of the global financial crisis. The Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company has begun implementing a work rotation scheme. Worse, workers could not avail of loans because the company did not remit to the proper agencies the...
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