Janess Ann J. Ellao | Sep 23, 2011
POSTS FOR "Civil & Political Rights"
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‘Nothing has changed’ since martial law – Mrs. Burgos
‘Nothing has changed’ since martial law – Mrs. Burgos
Mrs. Edita Burgos, widow of the late press freedom icon Joe Burgos and mother of missing activist Jonas, is a witness of the oppression of the Filipino people during the martial law period.
News in Pictures: Candle lighting and planking protest
News in Pictures: Candle lighting and planking protest

TEXT AND PHOTOS BY JHUN DANTES JR.
Repressive decrees, issuances, legacies of Marcos dictatorship, remain in force
Repressive decrees, issuances, legacies of Marcos dictatorship, remain in force

By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Insofar as civil and political rights are concerned, dictatorial and repressive rulings in laws and jurisprudence remain and are still being abused.” – Edre Olalia, secretary general of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers
Filing of ‘trumped-up charges’ vs activists continue under Aquino
Filing of ‘trumped-up charges’ vs activists continue under Aquino

By RONALYN V. OLEA
Karapatan stressed that the president is capable of releasing political prisoners as he did when he released rebel soldiers. “All he has to have is the political will to release those who are wrongly imprisoned.” – Marie Hilao-Enriquez, Karapatan.
Eyewitness identifies Army major as one of Jonas’s abductors
Eyewitness identifies Army major as one of Jonas’s abductors

By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
The eyewitness, a busboy at the restaurant where Jonas Burgos was abducted, said he was about to help Jonas when a woman and three men approached him, one after another, to tell him not to intervene. One of them he later identified as Maj. Harry Baliaga Jr, who was then assigned to the 56th Infantry Battalion of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
NDFP slams Aquino government for reneging on agreements
NDFP slams Aquino government for reneging on agreements

By RONALYN V. OLEA
“If the GPH does not want [to proceed with the talks], the revolutionary struggle is there. We will not abandon our instrument for national and social liberation.” – Luis Jalandoni, NDFP
Torture survivor appeals to UN, urges Aquino to bring perpetrators to justice
Torture survivor appeals to UN, urges Aquino to bring perpetrators to justice

By RONALYN V. OLEA
While victims and their families continue to suffer, torturers walk free. So how can I be at ease in the world when human rights violations and torture exist? – Melissa Roxas
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