US soldiers using the torture method known as waterboarding on a Vietnamese during the Vietnam war. Waterboarding is one of the favorite torture methods in the Philippines. (Photo by United Press International)
Today, June 26, is “International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.” In this recent Bulatlat report, the United Nations said torture is widespread in the Philippines, where serious human-rights violations have been occurring at an appalling rate.
Read Bulatlat’s stories on torture, as well as the recent cases of Melissa Roxas, Raymond Manalo, Axel Pinpin and the “Tagaytay Five,” and Pastor Berlin Guerrero.
