2 abductions reported in one day
Bayan Muna Rep. Eufemia Cullamat fears that with the looming passage of the anti-terror bill, more incidents of harassment and abductions might take place.
2 abductions reported in one day
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Kin of political prisoners call on SC justices to ‘vote for life’
Kin of political prisoners call on SC justices to ‘vote for life’
“It is not loneliness that is the cause of death in Muntinlupa but neglect and mismanagement. The Supreme Court needs to act now with the greatest exigency to save human life.”
‘Fake Facebook accounts meant to silence dissent’
‘Fake Facebook accounts meant to silence dissent’
"Keep on posting. Keep on protesting. Focus on the goals: #JunkTerrorBill #FreeMassTesting #DefendPressFreedom."
Rights group urges Facebook, CHR to probe digital security threats
Rights group urges Facebook, CHR to probe digital security threats
“Hundreds more are reporting duplicate dummy accounts, and with millions of Filipinos using Facebook as part of their daily lives, we are urgently concerned these accounts are part of a massive and orchestrated campaign to further weaponize the platform against activists, human rights defenders, and even ordinary individuals airing dissent.”
Independent artists join protest against anti-terror bill
Independent artists join protest against anti-terror bill
Independent artists were among those who took the streets on Thursday, June 3, 2020, to protest the looming passing of the Anti-Terror bill.
What the anti-terror bill means to ordinary citizens
What the anti-terror bill means to ordinary citizens
Farmers, indigenous peoples and teachers have been tagged as terrorists and subjected to various forms of attack since Duterte assumed office. The Anti-Terror Bill, if enacted into law, would only escalate what they describe as “state terror” and would target ordinary citizens for merely exercising their constitutional rights.
Cops break into UP Cebu grounds, arrest 7 protesters
Cops break into UP Cebu grounds, arrest 7 protesters
Hundreds of students and activists held a protest inside UP-Cebu grounds to call for the junking of Anti-Terror Bill but policemen forcibly entered the campus and arrested seven protesters.
More celebrities call for junking of terror bill
More celebrities call for junking of terror bill
"Only cowards are afraid of dissent.”
Youth groups, lawyer decry ‘harassment case’
Youth groups, lawyer decry ‘harassment case’
The National Union of Peoples Lawyers (NUPL), counsel for Anakbayan, lambasted the NTF-ELCAC “for capitalizing on a familial conflict and turning it into a witch-hunt for members of Anakbayan and the Kabataan Partylist, which are legitimate organizations advancing the Filipino youth’s aspirations for national democracy.”
Rizal crackdown vs. urban poor ‘desperate’ – groups
Rizal crackdown vs. urban poor ‘desperate’ – groups
On the same day that Kadamay Secretary General Carlito Badion was killed, members of urban poor groups in Rizal province were summoned by the military to clear their names from the list of alleged communists.
‘Anti-terror bill to transform PH into a police state’ — groups
‘Anti-terror bill to transform PH into a police state’ — groups
“The legislation can be used to violate people rights in the same way the Bayanihan Act was used for mass arrests of ECQ [enhanced community quarantine] violators. Only the anti-terror law is 100x worse.”
Activists in Canada mourn death of slain Panay activist
Activists in Canada mourn death of slain Panay activist
“He is a jolly person, always on the go. He was full of energy and loves to mingle with everyone.”
Canada-based groups call for release of Filipino political prisoners amid COVID-19
Canada-based groups call for release of Filipino political prisoners amid COVID-19
“This chain of death is precisely the reason which we families of prisoners sought to avert with our petition to release vulnerable prisoners in order to save human life.”
Rights groups say Sinas ‘far from being a good, honest cop’
Rights groups say Sinas ‘far from being a good, honest cop’
“With the trail of killings, illegal arrest and detention, and other criminal acts committed in the course of the implementation of the local synchronized enhanced management of police operations (SEMPO) in Negros, which were committed under his purview, he is in no way ‘good and honest.’ ”
Factory worker in Cavite allegedly mauled by police over ECQ violations
Factory worker in Cavite allegedly mauled by police over ECQ violations
Labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno slammed the “double standard on the implementation of ECQ rules,” pointing out that this was not the first time police “exercised brutality instead of compassion amid the COVID crisis.”
Without mass testing, PH not flattening the curve – scientist
Without mass testing, PH not flattening the curve – scientist
Without mass testing and availability of more testing centers, a molecular biologist reiterated that the Philippines cannot isolate and treat COVID-19 patients.
6 farmers arrested in Batangas in early Mother’s Day raid
6 farmers arrested in Batangas in early Mother’s Day raid
The arrests and the disproportionate show of force were likened to the “shock-and-awe tactics of Oplan Sauron” in Negros Island.
Rights defender detained while doing humanitarian work
Rights defender detained while doing humanitarian work
Karapatan Rizal was quick to point out that the incident was only the latest in a series of “harassment and delaying tactics” performed by the 80th IB designed to “deny the family of their latest victim justice and hide their crimes.”
After undergoing surgery, farmer ‘illegally arrested’ in Quezon
After undergoing surgery, farmer ‘illegally arrested’ in Quezon
Human rights watchdog Karapatan Quezon assailed his arrest, stating that military "should be doing service to the people and assisting them in the fight against the pandemic" instead of going on an all-out attack against them.
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