Members of Tanggol Magsasaka (Peasant Network for Land, Justice and Human Rights) and Freedom for Tomada (FFT) network urged Justice Secretary Leila De Lima to immediately review the cases of peasants detained in jails nationwide and order their immediate release.
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Terrorizing Communities: The Oplan Bantay Laya II in Guihulngan, Negros Oriental
As the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) noted a decline in the incidence of extrajudicial killings in the country, another face of the government’s counter-insurgency program Oplan Bantay Laya II emerges. In Guihulngan, Negros Oriental, terror has gripped the hearts and minds of the people. BY RONALYN V. OLEA HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Bulatlat.com Volume VIII,…