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Relatives of the victims of drug-related killings remember their loved ones as they call for an end to President Duterte's brutal War on Drugs .
The formation of the Metro Manila chapter of the group Rise Up marks the growing number of families of EJK victims who are taking a stand against impunity and fear.
"We urgently appeal to the public in condemning the harassment of State security forces to the people, to communities and people’s organisations."
Edwin Pura, 49, was shot dead early morning Oct. 25 by two suspected military men in Gubat, Sorsogon.
"We cannot allow this reign of impunity to continue. We demand justice and an end to the killing spree.
Groups called President Duterte’s declaration of Marawi’s liberation “ironic.”
Soldiers harass the brother of slain Lumad leader Gilbert Paborada who replaced him as leader of his group.
“We call on him to tell us where Jonas is.”
For more than 10 years, the Burgos family has been searching for Jonas Burgos. Bulatlat has chronicled the painstaking journey of fighting for justice.
Like its predecessor, the IACLA will serve as a tool to muzzle dissent, groups say.
The police arrested Noel Delos Reyes, the Barangay captain of Talibayog in Calatagan, Eduardo Penafloreda, Barangay councilor, and community leaders Senando Marco and Joseph Marasigan.
Two female leaders of Anakbayan were targeted in the latest cases of harassment against activists.
Asked when the Commission on Human Rights could join the mission to “validate” the rights violations, lawyer Carmelita Rosete of the CHR’s Field Operation Office said that depends on the schedule of their regional counterpart.
Sandugo allied groups filed complaints of rights abuses under President Duterte’s all-out war and martial law in Mindanao.
Marcos Aggalao, 74, was a peace-pact holder of the Salegseg tribe in Kalinga, and was part of the massive campaign against the Chico River dam project during the Marcos Dictatorship.
A Mindanao peace group reports killings, disappearances and torture of Marawi civilians by government troops since the its military offensives began in May.
“While the CHR's performance as a constitutional body may not have been fully satisfactory to many Filipinos, its mandate is important in combatting human rights abuses."
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