Rights group condemns killings in Masbate
Human rights group Karapatan denounced the recent extrajudicial killing of a farmer In Masbate.
Rights group condemns killings in Masbate
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Rights group lauds Iceland’s resolution on PH rights situation
Rights group lauds Iceland’s resolution on PH rights situation
“It is a big step in stride with other parallel measures and contemporaneous efforts that merits the full support of an intergovernmental body that is mandated to ensure the promotion, protection and respect for human rights at the global level.”
Alliance calls on Filipino people to act amid ‘bleak situation under Duterte’
Alliance calls on Filipino people to act amid ‘bleak situation under Duterte’
“The mass killings are meant for mass intimidation! Not just in the drug war, but in the war against authoritarianism, in the war against poverty, and in the war against political dynasties and perpetuation of this system of injustice.”
A gathering of victims of tyranny, from Marcos martial law to present
A gathering of victims of tyranny, from Marcos martial law to present
"State terrorism and repression has taken away our family members, who were labeled ‘enemies of the state.’”
With the end of peace talks, threat of crackdown, more violations being reported
With the end of peace talks, threat of crackdown, more violations being reported
Even without a “crackdown,” human rights violations under President Duterte intensify each day.
Grave numbers: The continued killing legacy under Duterte
Grave numbers: The continued killing legacy under Duterte
The bloody trail of killings of activists continues under the current administration.
Lumad in Mindanao under attack
Lumad in Mindanao under attack
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld James Cameron’s 2009 box-office hit film Avatar, about an alien world where primitive but highly evolved inhabitants defend their habitat, moved audiences across the globe, including the Filipino urbanite...
Stop the killings
Stop the killings
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star We’ve entered the first of the “ber” months. For the many who are holiday-obsessed this may evoke merry thoughts of bells tinkling, of gift-shopping, of Christmas approaching. It’s a different picture,...
Melo Commission – Still No Surprises*
Melo Commission – Still No Surprises*
It is important to point out that while the Melo Commission report is kept under wraps, with only alleged parts of it revealed piecemeal, as suits the purposes of Malacañang, there can not be any meaningful nor even worthwhile response to it except that of...
U.S. House Members Express Concern that U.S. Aid being Used in Political Killings and Abductions
U.S. House Members Express Concern that U.S. Aid being Used in Political Killings and Abductions
“We are concerned that the extrajudicial killings could be a conscious and systematic part of the Philippine government’s counterinsurgency program and that financial assistance from our government is being used to support, directly or indirectly, those within the...
UN Rep Says Killings Hurting Arroyo’s Credibility Abroad
UN Rep Says Killings Hurting Arroyo’s Credibility Abroad
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples warns that the Arroyo government’s inability to stop extra-judicial killings in the Philippines is undermining its international standing. By Bulatlat The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Indigenous...
Resistance to Killings as Arroyo Falters
Resistance to Killings as Arroyo Falters
Clearly the Arroyo bloc has been unwilling to try to end the abuses. There are two main reasons for this. First, she fears a coup. A leader of a recent attempt was placed in detention, but still got 11.5 million votes in the May Senate election. Second, her...
Marcos and Arroyo: Hounded by Rights Abuses
Marcos and Arroyo: Hounded by Rights Abuses
An increase in U.S. military assistance results in a corresponding increase in the number of human rights violations. During the Marcos dictatorship, the unprecedented amount of military assistance given to the government went to the persecution of people and...
Bill Criminalizing Enforced Disappearances to be Filed, Gov’t Asked to Ratify International Convention
Bill Criminalizing Enforced Disappearances to be Filed, Gov’t Asked to Ratify International Convention
There is no existing law in the Philippines criminalizing enforced disappearances. While Republic Act No. 7438 guarantees the rights of persons arrested, detained or under custodial investigation, it does not punish perpetrators of enforced disappearances. Victims...
Search Team for Two Missing Youths Denied Access to ‘Sacred Place,’ Padlocked Camps
Search Team for Two Missing Youths Denied Access to ‘Sacred Place,’ Padlocked Camps
On the second day of the five-day search for two missing youths Romulo Robiños and Ryan Supan in military camps, soldiers denied the families and rights groups entry to what the military calls a “sacred place,” a forested area beside the office of the Commanding...
NDF Slams Ermita’s Appointment as Head of Rights Team in UN
NDF Slams Ermita’s Appointment as Head of Rights Team in UN
“What business does a notorious human rights violator, the chief butcher of Arroyo, have speaking on human rights and to the UNHRC no less?” said Fidel Agcaoili, head of the Human Rights Monitoring Committee of the NDFP, in reaction to the appointment of Eduardo...
Resolution Opposing Palparan Appointment to Any Gov’t Post Back to Square One
Resolution Opposing Palparan Appointment to Any Gov’t Post Back to Square One
BY ANNA KRISTINA P. VIRTUSIO Bulatlat The resolution opposing the appointment of retired Gen. Jovito Palparan S. Jr. to any government post is back to square one. The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability has referred House Resolution No. 999...
Militants Hold Rally Against Palparan
Militants Hold Rally Against Palparan
Militants Denounce Palparan in Rally
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