News in Pictures: Davaoeños Commemorate International Human Rights Day
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‘Mrs. B’ Brings Jonas Burgos’s Case to Attention of Europeans
‘Mrs. B’ Brings Jonas Burgos’s Case to Attention of Europeans
In this audio clip, Edita Burgos, the mother of missing activist Jonas Burgos, talks about her recent trip to Europe where she brought her campaign to force the Philippine government to surface her son. She also talks about the human-rights situation in the Philippines and why President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a "bad mother" to the Filipino people. 
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‘Ampatuan Massacre Should Be Brought Before International Courts, Tribunals’
‘Ampatuan Massacre Should Be Brought Before International Courts, Tribunals’
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
The failure of investigators to secure the crime scene, the apparent contamination of forensic evidence, and the weak rebellion case filed against the perpetrators have led people to believe that there is a high probability that the Ampatuan clan would walk away with the murder of 57 people, even as the case has generated a strong international concern.
The Ampatuans, the Military and Elections in Maguindanao: The Ties That Bind
The Ampatuans, the Military and Elections in Maguindanao: The Ties That Bind
By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO The Ampatuans' rise to the peak of political power was in no small part due to their ties with the military. In a most ironic twist, the military proposed the extension of martial law in Maguindanao until the 2010 elections purportedly to teach the Ampatuans “how to run peaceful and credible elections.”
Ex-Arroyo Aide Among Execs of Mining Firm Terrorizing Bukidnon Lumads
Ex-Arroyo Aide Among Execs of Mining Firm Terrorizing Bukidnon Lumads
A former chief of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), who is also one of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's most trusted men, is one of the directors of a big mining company that operates in a number of provinces, among them Bukidnon, which is one of the provinces where several indigenous-peoples' communities are suffering under a reign of terror perpetrated by the military and paramilitary groups.
Benjie Oliveros | Arroyo Regime Has No Respect for Human Rights and Democracy
Benjie Oliveros | Arroyo Regime Has No Respect for Human Rights and Democracy
When it comes to human rights and democracy, the Arroyo government never fails to provide ironies.
Video: Youth Activist Recounts Ordeal in Hands of Soldiers
Video: Youth Activist Recounts Ordeal in Hands of Soldiers
Activist Recounts Abduction, Torture
As 2010 Polls Draw Near, Unprecedented Fraud, Violence, ‘No-El’ Loom
As 2010 Polls Draw Near, Unprecedented Fraud, Violence, ‘No-El’ Loom
By ARNOLD PADILLA
Underneath the never-ending and intensifying political conflict is the permanent and worsening crisis of the economy. The raging economic crisis feeds the growing dispute among the various factions of the political elite contending for control of political power and monopoly of economic spoils – a conflict that has become more pronounced and increasingly vicious under the nine-year old Arroyo administration.
Military Did Not Need Martial Law Declaration to Abduct, Torture Activist
Military Did Not Need Martial Law Declaration to Abduct, Torture Activist
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Noriel Rodriguez, a member of Anakbayan, was tortured for 10 days by people he claimed to be soldiers. The soldiers, he said, threatened to harm his family and mutilate his genitals. He was released only after he was forced to sign papers stating that he was a rebel returnee. Related video: Noriel Rodriguez recounts his ordeal
Critics Denounce Martial Law in Maguindanao as a Ruse and a Cover-Up
Critics Denounce Martial Law in Maguindanao as a Ruse and a Cover-Up
Critics Slam Martial Law as Ruse, Cover-Up
End to Warlordism Urged in the Cordilleras
End to Warlordism Urged in the Cordilleras
The Cordillera region is not spared from state-perpetuated and state-supported political violence, according to the CPA, citing the provinces of Abra, Apayao and Kalinga as having a history of election-related and politically motivated killings and other forms of violence allegedly allowed to happen through powerful politicians and warlords with goons and private armies.
In Mendiola, Journalists, Activists Demand End to Impunity, Blame Arroyo for Killings
In Mendiola, Journalists, Activists Demand End to Impunity, Blame Arroyo for Killings
By AYI MUALLAM
On Wednesday, hundreds of Filipino journalists and activists, along with several of their colleagues from other countries, marched to Mendiola to mark the "Global Day of Action Against Impunity." The journalists and activists demanded an end to impunity and blamed the Arroyo regime for the rash of killings of activists and journalists nationwide. Listen now
Ampatuan Massacre a Culmination of Decades-Long ‘Culture of Impunity’ — IFJ
Ampatuan Massacre a Culmination of Decades-Long ‘Culture of Impunity’ — IFJ
Ampatuan Massacre and Culture of Impunity
‘Maguindanao Folk Live in Fear Because of Martial Law’
‘Maguindanao Folk Live in Fear Because of Martial Law’
'Maguindanao Folk Live in Fear'
Pooled Editorial: Blood in Her Hands
Pooled Editorial: Blood in Her Hands
The perpetrators obviously thought that they could get away with their atrocity. The only possible explanation for such impunity is that these people were confident somebody higher up would protect them. We hold the regime of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo accountable for what happened in Ampatuan. It was her regime that had benefited from the reign of terror in Maguindanao. It was her regime that had encouraged and nurtured the violence that led to the massacre.
Military’s Oplan Bantay Laya Sows Terror, Disunity Among Lumads in Mindanao
Military’s Oplan Bantay Laya Sows Terror, Disunity Among Lumads in Mindanao
By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
As foreign mining investments continue to encroach into Lumad lands in Northern Mindanao, the military, through its Oplan Bantay Laya, intensifies its campaign to stifle local opposition to these companies. A fact-finding mission found that so far this year, 13 Lumads have been summarily executed while more were tortured and harassed by soldiers and fellow Lumads co-opted by the military.
Attacks on Workers Persist as ILO Keeps Mum on Arroyo’s Accountability in Abuses
Attacks on Workers Persist as ILO Keeps Mum on Arroyo’s Accountability in Abuses
By MARYA SALAMAT
Two months after the International Labor Organization conducted a fact-finding mission in the Philippines, labor-rights violations escalate in the Philippines, as highlighted by the death of Danilo Belano, a long-time labor organizer, who died while being tailed and harassed by military agents.
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