A human rights leader who is at the forefront of assisting Lumad victims and evacuees is the latest to be slapped with criminal charges.
Soldiers sue Caraga human rights leader
Tags: trumped-up charges vs. activists
Ka Bel’s family, progressives decry surveillance, ask SC for protection, habeas data
“Such documents could only have been obtained by deliberate and systematized acts of surveillance and data-gathering on the part of respondents.”
Indigenous leaders harassed
“We are disgusted at the lengths that the military would go to impede us from seeking and asserting our rights.”
#Manilakbayan | ‘I’m an educator and health worker, not an NPA’
Vilma Yecyec has been a health worker and organizer for the past 30 years. She has also been targeted by the military for that long.
Rights group warns of more harassment on activists as Manobo leader is freed on bail
“This is clearly another case of state harassment against progressive leaders and organizations to silence us amid the mounting public clamor for change. What is dangerous is that 101 John Does have been included in the warrant that was used to arrest him.” – Naty Castro, secretary general of Karapatan-Caraga
Church worker slapped with ‘fabricated’ charges
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“The arrest of Agnes was meant to sow fear among the people in the attempt to plunder the rich mineral resources and displace resisting communities for large-scale mining operations. “ – Rural Missionaries of the Philippines
Revival of trumped-up charges vs. KMU legal counsel, 71 activists slammed
PRESS RELEASE 24 June 2011 MANILA — Workers led by labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno condemned the revival of trumped-up charges against its legal counsel and 71 other activists mainly from the Southern Tagalog region in a picket held today in front of the Regional Trial Court in San Pablo, Laguna, saying the revival is…
Doctor Facing False Charges Continues His Service to the Poor
Dr. Oliver “Doc Ogie” Gimenez is not an ordinary doctor. He is among the few community doctors who have chosen to stay in the country to serve the poor in remote areas. For his service, he was branded a communist and charged with fabricated cases of multiple frustrated murder and murder. BY TERENCE KRISHNA V.…