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"This decision sends a clear message that an individual cannot be stripped of their rights and freedoms based merely on suspicion, misplaced profiling, or the mere fact of being in a conflict area."
Eric, he said, was a bystander who took no part in the protest.
recent floodings should not be used to justify the construction of the mega dam infrastructure
“The government’s response to legitimate calls against corruption, poverty, and injustice is intimidation, instead of addressing the issues and problems that farmers and women face every day."
"The impunity that Duterte wielded during his time is very much felt until now."
“While corrupt officials and abusive authorities remain unaccountable, it is ordinary citizens, especially children who face violent arrests and continued deprivation of their rights. This stark double standard must end. And in any way unacceptable to violate children’s rights in this most brutal and traumatizing manner."
"We were hoping that Marcos would prioritize making corrupt politicians accountable, pero inuna mo pang kasuhan ang mga kabataang nagpoprotesta.”
"Do not let yourselves be used by this fascist and his daughter if you call yourselves as rights-respecting governments,” human rights advocate Cristina Palabay told the ICC member states.
Karapatan said the police’s conduct against the young protesters can be likened to the kind of disproportionate and excessive force employed by Marcos Sr. in quelling street protests during martial law.
“It so happens that the case against me is BP 880 issued during the Marcos Sr. era. This makes it clear that Marcos Jr is continuing the legacy of plunder and fascism of his father."
“They can follow us, take photos of our offices, and even threaten us, but we will still march on September 21. Our fellow Filipinos deserve jobs with dignity, not a life of fear.”
These statements, delivered matter-of-factly by Col. Lamzon, constitute red-tagging and thus threaten the life, liberty, and security of not just Nay Lucia but the entire membership and network of Pamanggas.
The incident at DHVSU reflects a wider, long-standing pattern of repression against progressive youth organizations.
Human rights group Karapatan Southern Tagalog criticized the Marcos Jr. administration, linking Tallow’s abduction to a broader pattern of attacks against peasants and activists in Southern Tagalog and Bicol.
Increased militarization and attacks on human rights defenders can cause longstanding effects on children’s growth and development like displacement, forced early participation in the labor force, hunger, and trauma.
For the families left behind by the brutal anti-illegal drug campaign of Rodrigo Duterte, the prosecution of the International Criminal Court is ‘their court of last resort’. The recent postponement of the hearing about the confirmation of charges, for them, is a delaying tactic.
“Our livelihoods were destroyed by the storm. Now, they want to destroy our lives too. If something bad happens to us, it is the 59th IBPA who must be held accountable.”
Her commitment to volunteering for farmers’ rights was vilified by the government and she became one of the targets of its counterinsurgency programs.
"Every mother, every family of the disappeared lives in a prison of uncertainty. Our loved ones are gone but our fight for them is not."
"They told us that there is already a law in place. But we have repeatedly told them: it does not work,” said Edith Burgos, mother of disappeared activist Jonas Burgos and the chairperson of International Coalition Against Enforced Disappearances (ICAED).
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