Human Rights

Arroyo Welcomes More U.S. Participation in the 'Killing Fields' of RP

alex — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:06:26 -0400

A historic event worthy of the Guinness Book of World Records may have occurred in Washington in the last week of June. The worst "torture" president that the United States has ever had met the most corrupt and brutal president ever inflicted on the Filipino people. Grotesque or farcical?

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Principe Demands Reinvestigation of Rebellion Case

alex — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:01:52 -0400

Elizabeth Principe, currently detained on charges of rebellion, wants a reinvestigation of her case. Her husband, meanwhile, remains missing after being abducted in February 2007.

BY JOAN GARCIA
HUMAN RIGHTS
Bulatlat
Vol. VIII, No. 22, July 6-12, 2008

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Court Starts Hearing Tagaytay 5 Bail Petition

alex — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:59:12 -0400

After more than two years of being abducted and detained, the Tagaytay 5 finally had their day in court as the latter started hearing their petition for bail.

BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Bulatlat
Vol. VIII, No. 22, July 6-12, 2008

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Ibaloi Lawyer to Sit in UN Rights Body

benjie — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:22:06 -0400

An Ibaloi lawyer and former city councilor was appointed as a mandate holder of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on the international rights body’s 8th session last June 18.

BY LYN V. RAMO
Northern Dispatch
Posted by Bulatlat
Vol. VIII, No. 21, June 29-July 5, 2008

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On the 2nd year of Karen and Sherlyn’s Abduction: Search for Justice Continues

benjie — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:14:58 -0400

Missing for two years as of June 26, University of the Philippines (UP) students Karen Empeño and Sherlyn Cadapan were given honored last June 25 at the university’s Claro M. Recto Hall. The tribute was made in line with the commemoration of the International Day Against Torture, which falls on the same date.

BY NOEL SALES BARCELONA
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

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CHR Execs Slam Absence of Anti-Torture Law in RP

benjie — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:55:52 -0400

After 21 years since the Philippine government ratified the International Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, no law has been passed to criminalize torture. Officials of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) deemed it as a failure on the part of government.

BY RONALYN V. OLEA
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

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Torture Persists: Tales of Two Survivors

benjie — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:47:16 -0400

June 26 is the United Nations’ (UN) Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Even as the Philippine government has been a signatory to the UN Convention Against Torture for more than 20 years, the practice of torture persists in the country. Just last month, Pastor Rodel Canja went through the horrors of torture.

BY RONALYN V. OLEA
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Bulatlat

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Ilocos Fiscal Drops Theft Raps vs UNP Campus Newsmen

alex — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:34:05 -0400

A Vigan City prosecutor dismissed the theft charges filed against a student journalist of the University of Northern Philippines (UNP).

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For Violating Rights of Sison, Filipino Refugees: Dutch Gov’t Hit Before UN Human Rights Council

alex — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:19:45 -0400

The Dutch government was criticized by an international group of lawyers before the United Nations Human Rights Council for violating the rights of Prof. Jose Maria Sison and of members of the negotiating panel of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).

BY RONALYN V. OLEA
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Bulatlat

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Court Convicts Suspect in Killing of Activist

alex — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:16:09 -0400

A human rights lawyer called the first conviction of a perpetrator in the extrajudicial killings of activists in the country as a ray of hope. But other perpetrators remain scot-free and so the search for justice continues.

By ARTEMIO DUMLAO
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Contributed to Bulatlat
Vol. VIII, No. 19, June 15-21, 2008

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