Ex-military chaplain a no show at hearing of case vs ‘Morong 43’ doc
“Colonel Reuben Espartinez is using the judicial process to pursue his caprices.” - Dr. Alex Montes
Ex-military chaplain a no show at hearing of case vs ‘Morong 43’ doc
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Palparan files another petition to stop pre-trial hearing
Palparan files another petition to stop pre-trial hearing
"It has been four years and so far we have nothing but motions. Palparan may be long gone but this case would be far from over." – Concepcion Empeño, mother of disappeared UP student Karen
Transfer Palparan to civilian jail, victims’ families urge court
Transfer Palparan to civilian jail, victims’ families urge court
“To support a choice of detention facility – as with any other decision in life – there must be validated, adequate, relevant, and objective data. To invoke demons and ghosts from the past, real or imaginary, to avoid the Spartan conditions, rigors and limitations of an ordinary civilian jail – and get away with it with impunity – is to thumb one's nose against the justice system.” – National Union of Peoples Lawyers, in a motion for Palparan’s transfer
Human rights group suspects int’l humanitarian law violations in Abra killings
Human rights group suspects int’l humanitarian law violations in Abra killings
“There is a probability that rules of engagement were violated, that there could have been excessive use of force and that even if the members of the NPA had no more capacity to fight back, they were still slain or ‘no quarter’ was given during the conduct of the AFP military operations.”-- Cordillera Human Rights Alliance
Camp Bagong Diwa, during martial law and now
Camp Bagong Diwa, during martial law and now
Are political prisoners at Camp Bagong Diwa better off now, under a supposed democracy, than during Martial Law?
#NeverAgain | Groups call to end ‘Aquino dictatorship’
#NeverAgain | Groups call to end ‘Aquino dictatorship’
“The people will always resist. Aquino is treading the path of authoritarian rule by seeking a second term and by wanting to clip the powers of the Supreme Court while keeping Congress in his pockets.” -- Renato Reyes Jr., secretary general of Bayan
Ailing political prisoner dies
Ailing political prisoner dies
“His death is the face of martial law in our country today. He suffered and died because of the cruelty and injustice of this government that speaks of ‘democracy’ but denies the rights of political prisoners.” – Cristina Guevarra, secretary general of Hustisya
For every one killed or disappeared, hundreds replace them – Edita Burgos
For every one killed or disappeared, hundreds replace them – Edita Burgos
“It is amazing how, an injustice, whether this be an extrajudicial killing, an enforced disappearance or torture, gives birth to people who would have otherwise lived a different life, but had now taken up the cudgels for the killed, the disappeared and the tortured.” – Edita Burgos, mother of missing activist Jonas Burgos
‘Special treatment’ | Groups slam transfer of Palparan to military jail
‘Special treatment’ | Groups slam transfer of Palparan to military jail
“President Aquino has never thought of the safety and security of its citizens, yet, the butcher Palparan, with hundreds of victims of human rights violations, gets top priority for protection, not unlike the treatment the plunderers get in this rotten regime.” – Karapatan
Court allows Palparan’s transfer to Army jail
Court allows Palparan’s transfer to Army jail
Col. Pepito Flamenco, warden of Bulacan Provincial Jail, and Sr. Supt. Ferdinand Divina, acting chief of the Bulacan police, admitted that the supposed threats to Palparan’s life are “speculative.”
Related story | ‘Special treatment’ | Groups slam transfer of Palparan to military jail
Paramilitary group displaces Manobo tribe
Paramilitary group displaces Manobo tribe
“It is evident that government forces had put civilians’ lives at risk and have also hampered the children’s right to education. Therefore, it is just to call for the military to immediately stop their operations in the said communities, and to call for the government to disband the paramilitary groups in the area, particularly the Bagani Forces.” -- Rural Missionaries of the Philippines - Northern Mindanao
‘Ruthless legacy’ | 7 activists killed in August
‘Ruthless legacy’ | 7 activists killed in August
SPECIAL REPORT: “There is no let-up in extrajudicial killings with BS Aquino’s Oplan Bayanihan.” – Karapatan
On the International Day of the Disappeared | ‘Convict Palparan,’ say kin of desaparecidos
On the International Day of the Disappeared | ‘Convict Palparan,’ say kin of desaparecidos
“We have done everything we could. But we are faithful to what we started and we will pursue it until the end.” – Edita Burgos
Southern Tagalog groups demand justice for missing, slain colleagues
Southern Tagalog groups demand justice for missing, slain colleagues
Women, labor and human rights groups gathered in Santa Rosa City to commemorate the enforced disappearance of Ben and the brutal assassination of Tita Mely.
Rights lawyers mourn killing of colleague
Rights lawyers mourn killing of colleague
“As we remember those who have died in the line of fire, we must protect those who are left standing, especially those who are one with the people in their causes, principled, weather-beaten and under attack. We shall carry on, Rudy.”
Lumad groups cry: ‘Disband all paramilitary units’
Lumad groups cry: ‘Disband all paramilitary units’
“This is a clear indication of Oplan Bayanihan’s dirty tactics in using Lumads as baits and pawns in military operation.” – Bai Norma Capuyan, vice chair of Kusog sa Katawhang Lumad sa Mindanao (Kalumaran)
Bicol labor leader freed on bail
Bicol labor leader freed on bail
“The arrest and detention of Hernan Certeza is a clear manifestation that there is no genuine freedom in the country and, heroes who fight for it are silenced and detained.” -- Vince Casilihan of Karapatan - Bicol
Church people among Palparan’s victims
Church people among Palparan’s victims
“He has sinned against civilians and he must be treated like any ordinary suspect charged with heinous crimes.” – Bishop Reuel Norman Marigza, UCCP general secretary
Arrested IP leader says he is ‘not in hiding, not guilty’
Arrested IP leader says he is ‘not in hiding, not guilty’
“I even attended this press conference and I am active most recently in relief missions for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan),” said Genasque Enriquez.
3 indigenous peoples killed in a week
3 indigenous peoples killed in a week
“Even with the capture of notorious Gen. Jovito Palparan recently, his butcher mentality and his bloody human rights record have been well-entrenched in the AFP’s bureaucracy and is carried on by no less than his protégé, Gen. Ricardo Visaya. The continuing Palparan-like killings and tactics is proof of that.” – Jomorito Goaynon, chair of Kalumbay Regional Lumad Organization
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