‘Marcos burial puts crack on peace process’
“This is like a slap on Carhrihl - the Comprehensive Agreement on the Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law - a slap on human rights.”
‘Marcos burial puts crack on peace process’
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National minorities turn to GRP-NDFP human rights monitoring body over US Embassy dispersal
National minorities turn to GRP-NDFP human rights monitoring body over US Embassy dispersal
“We hope that our complaint filed before the GRP-NDFP JMC would raise the continuing state-sponsored violence against our people and ancestral lands as a flashpoint concern in the pursuit for a peace based on justice.” -- Piya Malayao
Use of force against protesters violates human rights, humanitarian law
Use of force against protesters violates human rights, humanitarian law
The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) said it will not hesitate and is ready to assist those who were illegally arrested and injured in filing charges against those responsible for the violent dispersal.
State security forces account for 71% of rights, humanitarian law violations
State security forces account for 71% of rights, humanitarian law violations
From 2004 to 2014 shows that majority of the reported violations were perpetrated by state security forces against civilians.
Humanizing the raging war
Humanizing the raging war
Many steps have yet to be undertaken for the spirit and intent of the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL) -- to make the armed conflict more humane and to protect civilians -- be realized.
Advocates urge parties to respect human rights, IHL pact
Advocates urge parties to respect human rights, IHL pact
“Not only is this a fertile opportunity for Filipinos to discern and act on the peace platforms of national leaders, but it is also an essential time to continue the clamor for tangible efforts and concrete actions in building peace that addresses the roots of armed conflict.”
Kin of slain NPA decry ‘brutal killing’
Kin of slain NPA decry ‘brutal killing’
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“We saw how they brutalized the bodies of my parents. I saw the body of my mother, her stomach was slashed open, her intestines ripped out. My father's head, meanwhile, was shattered but he bore no wounds on his face.” -- Leslie, daughter of slain NPA guerrillas
NDFP, GPH agree to resume informal talks
NDFP, GPH agree to resume informal talks
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“The Parties have agreed to continue meaningful discussions of concerns and issues raised by both sides on June 14 and 15, 2012 in Oslo, to pave the way for the resumption of the formal talks in the peace negotiations in order to resolve the armed conflict and attain a just and lasting peace.”
NDFP consultant released 9 months ago nabbed again
NDFP consultant released 9 months ago nabbed again
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – A consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) was arrested May 2 at his house in Inopacan, Leyte and charged with murder. Jaime Soledad, 63, was first arrested in March 2008 in Cavite. After three...
Unjustly accused and detained
Unjustly accused and detained
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld In the fabled Land of Yellow where the President lays claim to the democratic mantle by being progeny to parents who fought a dictator, there lies hidden in the crowded, dank and dark crevices of the realm some...
GPH-NDFP peace talks impasse hamper resolution of rights violations
GPH-NDFP peace talks impasse hamper resolution of rights violations
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA
The Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL) was a landmark agreement unique in the history of civil wars worldwide. But 13 years hence, its implementation has barely passed through the first stage and the peace talks continue to flounder.
Legal experts to Aquino govt: Comply with peace agreements
Legal experts to Aquino govt: Comply with peace agreements
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Agreements are binding and not only pieces of paper. One of the basic principles of international law is that agreements must be executed in good faith. There are no documents without obligation.” – Jan Fermon, professor of law at the University of Maastricht and a member of the International Legal Advisory Team
Legal and judicial processes of the People’s Democratic Government are applicable to GPH Mayor – NDFP
Legal and judicial processes of the People’s Democratic Government are applicable to GPH Mayor – NDFP
PRESS STATEMENT 15 August 2011 GPH in a state of denial of the raging civil war and the existence of two governments in the country - NDFP SURIGAO DEL SUR -- When the government of the Republic of the Philippines (GPH) brands as “criminal” the humanitarian act of...
Fidel V. Agcaoili: Irresponsible talk by GPH does disservice to the Peace Talks
Fidel V. Agcaoili: Irresponsible talk by GPH does disservice to the Peace Talks
PRESS STATEMENT 16 August 2011 MANILA -- The Government of the Philippines (GPH, formerly designated as the GRP) has really gone berserk in its extremely irresponsible disinformation campaign against the revolutionary movement in connection with the recent arrest...
Gov’t failure to honor agreement to free NDFP consultants may stall talks
Gov’t failure to honor agreement to free NDFP consultants may stall talks
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“They’re [GPH] so enthusiastic about the schedule but they are the ones putting stumbling blocks.” - NDFP
Peace mission in Davao reveals rights, humanitarian law violations under Oplan Bayanihan
Peace mission in Davao reveals rights, humanitarian law violations under Oplan Bayanihan
By RONALYN V. OLEA
"The killings of Rudy and his son Rudyric Dejos in Sta. Cruz and of Santos Manrique in Pantukan brought into the limelight the real face of Oplan Bayanihan and revealed what was concealed in the peace and development coating of the Aquino administration’s continuation of the wicked legacy of past counterinsurgency programs," the mission said in a statement.
Sidebar: Resistance to mining exploration gave rise to rights violations
People’s organizations present list of demands to gov’t, NDFP panels
People’s organizations present list of demands to gov’t, NDFP panels
By RONALYN V. OLEA
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines refers to the negotiations for a Comprehensive Agreement of Social and Economic Reforms as “the meat” of the peace talks as it aims to address the root causes of the armed conflict.
Sidebar: Government too slow in releasing political prisoners – NDFP consultant
NPA Dies in Manila Prison
NPA Dies in Manila Prison
A New People’s Army rebel died Oct. 21 while detained at the Maximum Security Compound of the National Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa after suffering from severe diarrhea and mental disturbance. By DABET CASTAÑEDA Bulatlat.com A New People’s Army rebel died Oct. 21...
Political Prisoner Slams Oplan Bayanihan, Filing of ‘Trumped up Charges’
Political Prisoner Slams Oplan Bayanihan, Filing of ‘Trumped up Charges’
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – A political prisoner criticized the Aquino administration’s new counterinsurgency program, describing it as a “sugarcoated bullet.” Randy Felix Malayao, a consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines...
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Reality Check
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Reality Check
It is only through the people’s support that the two parties can draw the strength needed to withstand all negative pressures, ensure the efficacy of bilateral agreements and the successful end-result of the peace negotiations. In the final analysis, that is the meaning of the people being the true sovereign power, a fact which neither side disputes. By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO
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