Rights lawyer gunned down in Negros
"It is a painful price we have to pay sometimes in the service of the people and as a pledge to the next generations we will leave behind."
Rights lawyer gunned down in Negros
POSTS FOR "human rights defenders"
Advocates call for justice for slain Moro woman rights defender
Advocates call for justice for slain Moro woman rights defender
“Only tyrants and human rights violators stand to gain with the deaths of human rights defenders like Mariam Acob.”
Elderly Aussie lawyer ordered to leave today sans medical clearance
Elderly Aussie lawyer ordered to leave today sans medical clearance
“…But what only the bureau fails to understand (or care about) is that you cannot predict that a person is fit to travel and not in danger from a deep vein thrombosis-which i have previously suffered-and nearly died from with a blood clot in my lung… it seems to me that the bureau is putting my life at risk.”
Australian human rights defender blacklisted, held at Manila airport
Australian human rights defender blacklisted, held at Manila airport
Karapatan deplored "the continuing spate of harassment against human rights defenders like Prof. Boehringer who are being harassed and intimidated, for conducting human rights advocacy and international solidarity for victims of rights violations in the Philippines."
Duterte’s ‘order of battle,’ a portent of an imminent dictatorship?
Duterte’s ‘order of battle,’ a portent of an imminent dictatorship?
"This poison list disguising as petition filed by the DOJ is actually a kill list and an arrest list. Anyone can be a target of extrajudicial killing or illegal arrest using this DOJ petition as a pretext. An alias in the list can be alleged to anyone and that is what makes the petition and list even more precarious.”
‘Vicious’| Groups condemn arrest warrant for 15 activists aiding Lumad evacuees
‘Vicious’| Groups condemn arrest warrant for 15 activists aiding Lumad evacuees
“We call on President Rodrigo Duterte to immediately put an end to the political repression and persecution of human rights defenders.” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat MANILA – An alliance of children’s rights advocate groups is calling on President Duterte to step...
Rights worker in Visayas harassed by suspected military agents
Rights worker in Visayas harassed by suspected military agents
By RITCHE T. SALGADO
President Benigno Aquino III’s excuse that cases of human rights violations being brought before it are mere “leftist propaganda’ is not only lame, it is dangerous as threats against human rights defenders intensify.
Amid killings, attacks, UN experts urge Philippines to protect rights defenders
Amid killings, attacks, UN experts urge Philippines to protect rights defenders
By RONALYN V. OLEA
The UN experts urged the authorities to carry out prompt, impartial and independent investigations into the growing number of threats and killings of rights defenders to hold perpetrators to account and to fight impunity.
Human rights defenders still under attack
Human rights defenders still under attack
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Even with a new government that promised to pursue reforms in governance, the killings, disappearances and violations continue. Being a human rights defender still means putting one’s life on the line.” -- human rights groups
Kelly Delgado: Committed to the Defense of Human Rights Amid The Threats
Kelly Delgado: Committed to the Defense of Human Rights Amid The Threats
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – For six years, Kelly M. Delgado, secretary general of Karapatan-Southern Mindanao Region (SMR) has been experiencing harassments. On May 16, 2008, when Delgado was invited for a radio interview in Kidapawan City after...
Maricel Delen: A Human Rights Worker, a Widow, Now a Victim of Persecution
Maricel Delen: A Human Rights Worker, a Widow, Now a Victim of Persecution
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Her presence of mind and a tip from a sympathetic journalist enabled Maricel Delen, 34, a staff member of Karapatan-Camarines Norte to elude arrest last November 22. That day, at around 10:30 a.m., combined elements of...
Human Rights Defenders, In the Line of Fire
Human Rights Defenders, In the Line of Fire
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL and
RONALYN V. OLEA
How can the government and the Armed Forces of the Philippines claim that it respects human rights when human rights defenders themselves are being the target of attack? How can there be claims of "change" when the lives of the majority remain the same, and even getting worse, and those who defend the rights of the poor and the oppressed are still being treated as "enemies of the state"?
Maricel Delen: A Human Rights Worker, a Widow, Now a Victim of Persecution
Fred Caña: A Human Rights Worker, Marked for Assassination by the Military
Kelly Delgado: Committed to the Defense of Human Rights Amid The Threats
UN Officials Prompt Probe on Death Threats vs Right Worker
UN Officials Prompt Probe on Death Threats vs Right Worker
In response to the joint letter sent by two United Nations Special Rapporteurs, the Davao City police initiated an investigation on the death threats received by a human rights activist. BY BULATLAT HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Volume VIII, Number 26, August 3 - 9, 2008...
Rights Activist Files Charges vs Army officers
Rights Activist Files Charges vs Army officers
A human rights activist filed cases against soldiers of the 78th Infantry Battalion of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). BY TERENCE KRISHNA V. LOPEZ Contributor HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Bulatlat CEBU CITY- A human rights activist filed civil and administrative...
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