Imprisoned for refusing to leave their land
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Ronalyn V. Olea | May 13, 2011
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A first hand experience with Oplan Bayanihan
A first hand experience with Oplan Bayanihan
By RONALYN V. OLEA
The solidarity mission went to Pantabangan to document the conditions of the Igorot community who are being displaced from the land they have been tilling. The team did not expect that they would experience what the Igorots have to put up with in their struggle for land.
Sidebar: For two Igorot women, a constant struggle to survive
Seeking justice for Jonas Burgos
Seeking justice for Jonas Burgos
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Mrs. Burgos told Bulatlat.com that for three consecutive nights, a van with tinted windows parked in front of their house in Quezon City for 15 minutes.
Mothers of missing UP students file charges against notorious Army general
Mothers of missing UP students file charges against notorious Army general
By SHARMAINE ANNE B. VILLANUEVA and RONALYN V. OLEA
“We will not stop seeking for justice. We will not stop until the perpetrators are punished. I cannot settle with the fact that I can only embrace my daughter in my dreams,” Erlinda Cadapan, mother of Sherlyn, said.
Sidebar: Rights groups, Justice Secretary push for bill to criminalize enforced disappearance
Watch video of the press conference held after the filing here.
News in Pictures: Progressive lawyers, groups file manifestation questioning CHR decision on Roxas torture case
News in Pictures: Progressive lawyers, groups file manifestation questioning CHR decision on Roxas torture case
MANILA -- The National Union of Peoples' Lawyers (NUPL) filed a manifestation at the Commission of Human Rights (CHR) on Tuesday regarding its recent resolution absolving the military from its liability on the enforced disappearance and arbitrary detention of Filipino-American activist Melissa Roxas and her two other companions Juanito Carabeo and John Edward Jandoc. (Photos by Tudla Productions / bulatlat.com)
Mother of missing activist to Army major: ‘Who ordered you to get my Jonas?’
Mother of missing activist to Army major: ‘Who ordered you to get my Jonas?’
“Harry, listen to the innermost voice of your heart and correct the wrong done to this mother. Tell me where I can find my son.”
Torture victim calls CHR decision an injustice, a cover-up
Torture victim calls CHR decision an injustice, a cover-up
By RONALYN V. OLEA
"There is a lack of due process for the CHR to come up with this conclusion. By doing this, the CHR Resolution makes it obvious that it wants to distract the investigation away from the AFP as being the real perpetrators.” -- Melissa Roxas
CHR decision on Fil-Am activist case to perpetuate impunity – rights groups
CHR decision on Fil-Am activist case to perpetuate impunity – rights groups
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Human rights group Karapatan said that with the CHR resolution, "the crime of torture will have its heyday under the Aquino administration."
Kin, writers and artists launch campaign for release of detained poet Ericson Acosta
Kin, writers and artists launch campaign for release of detained poet Ericson Acosta
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
"His works as a writer, poet, thespian, singer and songwriter have remained relevant especially to the succeeding generations of UP activists in and out of the university. His bias for the poor and oppressed dates back to his campus days."
Media Groups Urge Aquino to Take Concrete Action to Stop the Killings
Media Groups Urge Aquino to Take Concrete Action to Stop the Killings
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“As we pause from daily routine in this period of spiritual contemplation and renewal, we ask once again that you draw strength from our advocacy to end the impunity that has punished the Filipino people for so long,” media groups told President Benigno S. Aquino III in an open letter.
Bayan Leader in Batangas Killed
Bayan Leader in Batangas Killed
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
"He is really known in Lemery as a leader who advocates for the interests of the people,”
Suffering What Even Adults Should Not Go Through
Suffering What Even Adults Should Not Go Through
By JONELLE MARIN
It has been said that children are always caught in the crossfire in a war preventing them from having normal lives. It would have even been better if this was the case, because the following stories are accounts of children who became the target of attacks by the military.
Political Detainee, Poet Ericson Acosta Tortured, Almost Executed by Military
Political Detainee, Poet Ericson Acosta Tortured, Almost Executed by Military
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
By Acosta’s account, the interrogation by at least eight military officials who took turns began 10:30 p.m. on the day of his arrest and ended only on 6:00 pm of February 15. In the intervening 44 hours, he was only allowed two hours of sleep and only because his interrogators themselves already got too tired and sleepy.
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