Timeline | The Search for Jonas Burgos
For more than 10 years, the Burgos family has been searching for Jonas Burgos. Bulatlat has chronicled the painstaking journey of fighting for justice.
Timeline | The Search for Jonas Burgos
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Groups warn of renewed ‘witch-hunt’ on gov’t critics with revival of Arroyo-era agency
Groups warn of renewed ‘witch-hunt’ on gov’t critics with revival of Arroyo-era agency
Like its predecessor, the IACLA will serve as a tool to muzzle dissent, groups say.
Police arrest 4 community leaders in Batangas
Police arrest 4 community leaders in Batangas
The police arrested Noel Delos Reyes, the Barangay captain of Talibayog in Calatagan, Eduardo Penafloreda, Barangay councilor, and community leaders Senando Marco and Joseph Marasigan.
Youth groups decry rising harassment of student activists
Youth groups decry rising harassment of student activists
Two female leaders of Anakbayan were targeted in the latest cases of harassment against activists.
Urgent CHR help sought to stop military bombing in gold-rich Batangas villages
Urgent CHR help sought to stop military bombing in gold-rich Batangas villages
Asked when the Commission on Human Rights could join the mission to “validate” the rights violations, lawyer Carmelita Rosete of the CHR’s Field Operation Office said that depends on the schedule of their regional counterpart.
Lakbayan 2017 | National minorities file cases of human rights, IHL violations by gov’t forces
Lakbayan 2017 | National minorities file cases of human rights, IHL violations by gov’t forces
Sandugo allied groups filed complaints of rights abuses under President Duterte’s all-out war and martial law in Mindanao.
‘Champion of Chico River’ | Rights groups mourn death of ailing, elderly political prisoner
‘Champion of Chico River’ | Rights groups mourn death of ailing, elderly political prisoner
Marcos Aggalao, 74, was a peace-pact holder of the Salegseg tribe in Kalinga, and was part of the massive campaign against the Chico River dam project during the Marcos Dictatorship.
Mindanao martial law | Minors, students among civilians killed, missing in Marawi
Mindanao martial law | Minors, students among civilians killed, missing in Marawi
A Mindanao peace group reports killings, disappearances and torture of Marawi civilians by government troops since the its military offensives began in May.
Int’l rights group slams P1,000 ‘defunding’ of CHR
Int’l rights group slams P1,000 ‘defunding’ of CHR
“While the CHR's performance as a constitutional body may not have been fully satisfactory to many Filipinos, its mandate is important in combatting human rights abuses."
#MarcosNoHero | Groups lambast celebration of Marcos’ 100th birthday
#MarcosNoHero | Groups lambast celebration of Marcos’ 100th birthday
“No compromise, no immunity!” called out the protesters, saying the Marcos family should return its stolen wealth without any condition.
The groups decried that Marcos is not a hero and had amassed $10 billion dollars, plundered the country’s resources and committed massive human rights violations against the people.
Lakbayan 2017 | Lumad children meet victims of Duterte’s anti-drug ops
Lakbayan 2017 | Lumad children meet victims of Duterte’s anti-drug ops
“Let us stand together in calling for peace in our country.”
Lumad students vow to get justice for slain schoolmate
Lumad students vow to get justice for slain schoolmate
“It’s government that is teaching us to become rebels."
Groups hold Duterte accountable for death of Lumad student in Davao del Norte
Groups hold Duterte accountable for death of Lumad student in Davao del Norte
“He became the leader in his class. After school, he helped his father in tilling a piece of land.”
4 disappeared under Duterte
4 disappeared under Duterte
Two Lumad, a Moro child and a peasant woman went missing in the past year.
2nd Lakbayan of national minorities to protest killings, other attacks
2nd Lakbayan of national minorities to protest killings, other attacks
Dubbed as Pambansang Lakbayan ng Pambansang Minorya, the members of national minorities under the flag of Sandugo are returning to Metro Manila on Thursday, August 31. They will camp out in UP Diliman, their main camp, and in two other satellite camps near other universities. They have scheduled mass meetings and delegations to various government offices until September 21, but they invite the public to meet with them in their camps or in their scheduled mass actions.
Progressives: ‘Duterte must answer for death of Kian, thousands of drug war victims’
Progressives: ‘Duterte must answer for death of Kian, thousands of drug war victims’
“The murder of Kian is an assault on all of us, especially the poor.”
Lumad evacuees, progressives call to lift Mindanao martial law
Lumad evacuees, progressives call to lift Mindanao martial law
“There’s no safe place under Duterte’s fascist dictatorship, especially for children."
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