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‘Punish Soldiers Who Killed Negros Labor Organizer,’ Aquino Told

‘Punish Soldiers Who Killed Negros Labor Organizer,’ Aquino Told

By RONALYN V. OLEA
The Department of National Defense and the Armed Forces of the Philippines, which often dismiss accusations that soldiers are involved in extrajudicial killings, admitted that the suspected perpetrators in the extra judicial killing of Bayan Muna Negros member Benjamin Bayles are members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines(AFP). But this happened, Karapatan said, only after their own investigation revealed the true identities of the suspects.

| Oct 18, 2010

Rights Defenders Slam SC Ruling on Terror Law; It Will Worsen Abuses, They Say

Rights Defenders Slam SC Ruling on Terror Law; It Will Worsen Abuses, They Say

By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Why wait for an actual injury when you have the singular opportunity to slay the dragon at first sight?” said Edre U. Olalia, legal counsel of the petitioners against the Human Security Act of 2007 in an interview with Bulatlat.

Sidebar: Recent SC Decisions Detrimental to Human Rights -– Rights Lawyer

| Oct 12, 2010

Kin of Victim of Extrajudicial Killing Find Justice in the UN

Kin of Victim of Extrajudicial Killing Find Justice in the UN

By RONALYN V. OLEA
The main perpetrator in the extrajudicial killing of human rights defender Benjaline Hernandez was granted bail by a local court and was reportedly acquitted recently. But the United Nations Human Rights Committee found the Philippine government accountable for her death.

Sidebar: Philippine Government Told to Enforce UN Rulings on Rights Cases

| Oct 7, 2010

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