Arrests, surveillance of activists precede Aquino’s SONA
Five peasant activists were arrested, a priest and a bishop of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente were put under surveillance.
Arrests, surveillance of activists precede Aquino’s SONA
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Foreign delegates in rights confab to probe military abuses
Foreign delegates in rights confab to probe military abuses
“I was cooking banana when soldiers came. They were in uniform and had long firearms. They talked to Papa and Mama. A few minutes after the soldiers left our house, I heard gunshots.” – 13-year-old victim
Why I am on a 12-day (Jul 11-22) hunger strike
Why I am on a 12-day (Jul 11-22) hunger strike
Halfway through his six-year term, there is no doubt that President Aquino has failed miserably in advancing the cause of a just and lasting peace in the country.
Army chief tags rights defenders as enemies of the state
Army chief tags rights defenders as enemies of the state
“This statement from a top military official is dangerous and betrays what various organizations and concerned groups have said all along, that the present counterinsurgency program Oplan Bayanihan is no different from the deadly Oplan Bantay Laya.” – National Union of People’s Lawyers
‘Burgos’: A film about the painful search and inspiring transformation of a mother
‘Burgos’: A film about the painful search and inspiring transformation of a mother
How many more mothers would have to shed tears before justice prevails?
Lawyer’s group takes on Puno’s challenge
Lawyer’s group takes on Puno’s challenge
“As people's lawyers, it is only fitting for NUPL to take the side of the people in their demand for their right to health, education, housing and other socio-economic rights." – Julian Oliva, National Union of Peoples' Lawyers – National Capital Region
Promotion of general linked to Morong 43 arrest, torture enrages victims, rights activists
Promotion of general linked to Morong 43 arrest, torture enrages victims, rights activists
“..the Aquino administration obviously rewards, instead of punishes, human rights violators such as Gen. [Aurelio] Baladad.” – Justice for the Morong 43 alliance
NDFP says UN report on use of child combatants by NPA ‘false, biased’
NDFP says UN report on use of child combatants by NPA ‘false, biased’
Connie Ledesma of the NDFP urged the UN SRCAC to advice its Philippine Country Task Force for Monitoring and Reporting (CTFMR) “to be more discerning and circumspect in the performance of its functions by exercising basic due diligence and not relying solely on reports by agencies of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) such as the AFP, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Commission on Human Rights (CHR).”
Military operations in DavSur result to abuses, rights group says
Military operations in DavSur result to abuses, rights group says
“The military has been committing grave abuses against civilians through its peace and development operations under the Aquino government’s counter-insurgency operational plan Bayanihan.” – Pastor Sadrach Sabella, Karapatan-Socsksargends coordinator
Testing the Anti-Torture law
Testing the Anti-Torture law
“What is more revolting is the fact that some of the perpetrators, who have been identified and charged, have been promoted. And Gloria Arroyo was re-elected as congresswoman.” – Justice for the Morong 43
Seven years of searching, fighting
Seven years of searching, fighting
“We have gone to the courts. We have followed the government’s slow judicial process and still, we have not found our daughters.”
End torture, groups tell Aquino
End torture, groups tell Aquino
“Aquino cannot dismiss torture victims as isolated cases, and not a government policy, because torture is resorted to all over the country as a component of its Oplan Bayanihan.” – Karapatan
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Another witness tags soldiers in abduction of UP students
Another witness tags soldiers in abduction of UP students
“Seven years quickly passed by but the progress of our case has been painstakingly slow.” – Mrs. Concepcion Empeño, mother of Karen
Martial law victims demand formation of Claims Board
Martial law victims demand formation of Claims Board
President Aquino signed Republic Act No. 10368 on February 25 during the 27th anniversary of EDSA I uprising that toppled Marcos. But up to now, the Aquino government has not taken the first crucial step: forming the Claims Board.
Bittersweet homecoming
Bittersweet homecoming
Her painful journey took 35 years before she was able to accept what happened to her husband and she vowed not to let people forget about the atrocities of the Marcos dictatorship.
Military ‘persistent violator of child’s rights’– child rights group
Military ‘persistent violator of child’s rights’– child rights group
“They [children] are harassed, threatened, forced as guides, displaced, maimed, raped or killed and later on branded as child soldiers as an excuse of the AFP for the violations they have done.
Int’l watchdog says impunity still reigns
Int’l watchdog says impunity still reigns
There has been progress such as in passing laws for human rights and providing a ‘veneer of transparency,’ but none in walking the talk and producing results.
Intl group of lawyers call on govt to end impunity, resume peace talks
Intl group of lawyers call on govt to end impunity, resume peace talks
The international lawyers’ group called on the Government of the Philippines and the NDFP to resume the negotiations based on their previous agreements “to earnestly, patiently and sincerely address and comprehensively resolve the underlying social, economic and political reasons for the armed conflict and resistance.”
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