Under Duterte, attacks against Filipino lawyers escalating
"If they can kill lawyers, then they can practically kill anybody.”
Under Duterte, attacks against Filipino lawyers escalating
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Think-tank decries government witch hunt
Think-tank decries government witch hunt
It aims to "stifle economic analysis that is inconsistent with its (Duterte administration's) preferred narrative of growth and development."
International lawyers’ groups to probe attacks on Filipino counterparts
International lawyers’ groups to probe attacks on Filipino counterparts
“We cannot expect to be able to fight for justice if we cannot protect the peoples’ lawyers.”
International club honors 2 NDFP consultants for peace advocacy
International club honors 2 NDFP consultants for peace advocacy
“This is specifically intended to pay tribute to the advocates of the resolution of the homegrown armed conflict on our soil.”
Hilongos, Leyte case| Recycled evidence, inconsistencies reek of political persecution
Hilongos, Leyte case| Recycled evidence, inconsistencies reek of political persecution
“The Leyte case has set the bar so low yet it has become the golden standard for manufactured cases of political persecution.”
Kin insulted by gov’t move to delist enforced disappearances cases from UN records
Kin insulted by gov’t move to delist enforced disappearances cases from UN records
"You took Jonas away from us. Now, you want the history of Jonas’ own abduction and disappearance erased from history. Stop abducting your own citizens. The ones who should be made to pay for the violations are the very criminals within your ranks."
Journalists mark 10 years of injustice over Ampatuan Massacre
Journalists mark 10 years of injustice over Ampatuan Massacre
“We remember Ampatuan Massacre but we have to bring back the rage.”
Church leaders call on public to defend human rights, pursue justice
Church leaders call on public to defend human rights, pursue justice
“We pray for our nation and all the inhabitants therein, that they will know peace, genuine peace based on justice and righteousness.”
Peace advocates, kin of detained peace consultant call for his release
Peace advocates, kin of detained peace consultant call for his release
“I would like to think that the real reason I am being detained – indefinitely if the kingpins of national security have their way – is that somehow I am contributing my share to the people’s struggles to overhaul this unjust and undemocratic system. Only diehard reactionaries would condemn this as a criminal act.”
Court dismisses charges vs. NDFP peace consultant
Court dismisses charges vs. NDFP peace consultant
“Baylosis’s defense poked holes into their story, pointed out not only lapses but grievous procedural mistakes, and thus exposed concerted, malicious efforts to fabricate the charges.”
#HandsOffOurTeachers | Alliance mulls filing charges against police
#HandsOffOurTeachers | Alliance mulls filing charges against police
“The PNP’s concerted national scheme to single out ACT and extract a list of all its members from principals and other school officials is a clear violation of the constitutional right to self-organization, freedom of expression and assembly, and right to privacy.”
152 Civil Society Orgs demand Duterte’s accountability for human rights violations
152 Civil Society Orgs demand Duterte’s accountability for human rights violations
“We are alarmed by the Duterte administration’s continuous, intended choice to violate human rights and fundamental freedoms of its own people.”
Forensic expert criticizes police’s investigation of drug-related killings
Forensic expert criticizes police’s investigation of drug-related killings
Forensic expert Raquel Fortun noted that in most cases the police will immediately bring the remains to the hospital, destroying the crime scene when authorities are supposed to "freeze" it and allow an independent team to probe it.
Testimonya sa pangyayari sa Talaingod
Testimonya sa pangyayari sa Talaingod
Nang isinasara na ang paaralan gamit ang kahoy, pako at martilyo, nakatutok ang mga armas sa sino mang lumapit. Banta ng Alamara sa mga guro at estudyante, “Kung hindi kayo aalis ngayong araw, may mangyayari.”
Network to push for justice for Sagay massacre victims
Network to push for justice for Sagay massacre victims
“We need to show them that we are not buying their story line-- the victims are the ones being blamed and a child survivor is being forced to pin down innocent persons for the crime.”
CHR, rights advocates slam arrest of Satur, 17 others
CHR, rights advocates slam arrest of Satur, 17 others
“I believe that this fight is not only against the Duterte administration but also a fight for a society where everyone has dignity.” -- Carolina Malay, wife of Satur Ocampo
40 days after Sagay massacre, groups condemn ‘heightening state terror’
40 days after Sagay massacre, groups condemn ‘heightening state terror’
"The deployment of more state security forces in the province and in the whole Negros Island would not lead to the so-called peace and order. They are there primarily to protect the interests of big landlords who still lord over the Island.”
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Arrest of NDFP consultant ‘grave violation’ of peace agreement
Arrest of NDFP consultant ‘grave violation’ of peace agreement
“We are warning the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines to desist from planting evidence against Ladlad and companions, as they have grown accustomed to justify the arrest and detention of peace advocates, rights defenders and civilians, based on trumped up criminal charges.”
For kin of the disappeared, grief knows no end
For kin of the disappeared, grief knows no end
With no cemetery or columbarium to visit, the relatives instead laid the photographs of their loved ones on the ground, lighting candles and offering white flowers.
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