By RONALYN V. OLEA
Karapatan, Kilusang Mayo Uno and Anakbayan point out that Akbayan’s Etta Rosales had, in the past, mouthed the military line that the extrajudicial killings were part of “internal purges” in the CPP-NPA. “Appointing her to the commission is highly unreasonable, if not insane,” the KMU said.
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat.com The infamy of the former Arroyo administration did not begin and end with the corruption scandals it was involved in. There were the allegations of cheating during the 2004 elections, which shook the ground it was standing on. And there was the spate in human rights violations – especially extrajudicial…
PRESS RELEASE July 9, 2010 This was the question posed by youth group Anakbayan today in reaction to several statements this week by Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and several officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. In particular, the group expressed its apprehensions over Gazmin’s statement that the New People’s Army, the armed wing…
News Release Kabataan Partylist expressed protest against possible cabinet appointment of Akbayan Rep. Eta Rosales to the Commission on Human Rights. The group cited her track-record not worthy to direct an independent body for genuine protection of human rights such as the commission. After nine dark years for the human rights situation in the country,…
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
The abduction and imprisonment of Myrna Cruz-Abraham, an activist in Cagayan Valley, shattered her family but also made her children stronger. It is prisoners of conscience like her that present a challenge to President Aquino to be true to his promise of justice and respect for human rights.