The clock struck twelve. The brothers snuck out of a safehouse in Pangasinan where they were allegedly detained by elements from the 24th Infantry Battalion and hurried towards the highway. Unlike their previous attempt to flee, this time they succeeded. Raymond and Reynaldo Manalo, two farmers from Bulacan, are among the few victims of enforced…
Category: Human Rights
Green Groups Condemn Killing of Anti-Mining Advocate in Romblon
The killing of Arman Marin by an employee of the Sibuyan Nickel Properties Development Corporation, said the Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (PNE), is the latest in a series of deaths related to the Arroyo administration’s mining projects. Kalikasan PNE identified 17 killings, including that of Marin, as occurring in relation to the people’s…
Green Groups Condemn Killing of Anti-Mining Advocate in Romblon
The killing of Arman Marin by an employee of the Sibuyan Nickel Properties Development Corporation, said the Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (PNE), is the latest in a series of deaths related to the Arroyo administration’s mining projects. Kalikasan PNE identified 17 killings, including that of Marin, as occurring in relation to the people’s…
AFP ‘Test Missions’ during Ramadhan Slammed
“It is difficult for our brothers and sisters in the war-torn areas of Basilan to observe one of the important pillars of Islam when the guns and bombs of the Philippine Army are aimed at them,” said Amirah Ali Lidasan, national president of the Suara Bangsamoro party. She added that Moro civilians are vulnerable to…
The Search for Burgos, a Test Case for the Writ of Amparo
The implementation of the writ of amparo which takes effect Oct 24 gives hope to families of about 200 victims of enforced disappearances. A test case is that of activist-agriculturist Jonas Burgos who was abducted allegedly by state agents on April 28. By Dabet Castañeda HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 35, October 7-13,…
Freed Ilocos Peasant Leaders to File Counter-charges
For three Ilocos peasant leaders recently freed after what they described as fabricated charges against them were dismissed, their struggle is far from over. BY ROD TAJON HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 34, September 30-October 6, 2007 VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur (407 kms north of Manila) – For three…
Health Rally Dispersed; Doctor Manhandled, Nabbed
While staging a lightning rally at the foot of the Chino Roces Bridge, also known as the Mendiola Bridge last Sept 26, doctors and other health workers led by Health Action for Human Rights (HAHR) were violently dispersed by police, who also arrested one of the group’s leaders. BY PHILIP PARAAN HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Contributed…
New Lawyers’ Group for Human Rights Formed
Amid the worsening state of human rights in the country, a new organization of lawyers committed to the defense and promotion of human rights was formed. This will certainly bring hope to the increasing number of victims and relatives of human rights violations. BY KAREN PAPELLERO HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 33, September…
Murder Charges Against Peasant Dismissed
The Ilocos Sur Provincial Prosecution Service provisionally dismissed the murder case against a peasant for insufficient evidence. BY ROD TAJON Northern Dispatch Human Rights Watch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 32, September 16-22, 2007 VIGAN CITY (407 km north of Manila)- The Ilocos Sur Provincial Prosecution Service provisionally dismissed the murder case against a…
Indigenous Leaders Hail New UN Declaration
Indigenous leaders and representatives have reason to be euphoric after the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was finally adopted on Sept. 13 before the UN concluded its 61st General Assembly. BY MAURICE MALANES Northern Dispatch Human Rights Watch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 32, September 16-22, 2007 BAGUIO CITY (246…
Burgos Abduction: A Desaperacido Turns State Witness
Emerito Lipio, a desaperacido, surfaces as a government witness and blames the New People’s Army for the abduction of Jonas Burgos. Burgos’s family and supporters call the move “lies” and a cover-up. BY ABNER BOLOS HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Gitnang Luzon News Service Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 30, September 2-8, 2007 Mercy Lipio was…