News Release March 5, 2010 Lawyers from the Public Interest Law Center (PILC) and the National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL), representing the 43 health workers illegally arrested and detained in Rizal who are collectively known as the “Morong 43”, today blocked an attempt by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to have them…
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World Lawyers Assail Human-Rights Abuses in Philippines
By RONALYN V. OLEA Human Rights Watch Bulatlat MANILA — An international association of lawyers, judges, jurists, law teachers and law students has expressed concern over the continuing deterioration of the human-rights situation in the Philippines. It also criticized the refusal of the Arroyo regime to seriously investigate and prosecute state security forces thought to…
Dismantling of IALAG, Arroyo’s Shadowy Agency, ‘Just for Show’
Unless the Arroyo regime released all the individuals it has thrown to jail for politically motivated and fabricated charges, the abolition last month of the agency behind these cases will amount to nothing but a publicity stunt, according to lawyers and human-rights advocates.
Lawyers’ Group to GMA: Terminate VFA
An organization of lawyers has called on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to immediately terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) and “save the Philippines from humiliation and injustice.” BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat An organization of lawyers has called on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to immediately terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) and “save the Philippines from humiliation…
Court Links Arroyo, State Forces to Abduction of Activist
A Regional Trial Court in Benguet found substantial evidence to link Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and state security forces to the abduction of missing activist James Balao. BY BULATLAT HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Bulatlat LA TRINIDAD, Benguet (263 kms. North of Manila)– A Regional Trial Court in Benguet found substantial evidence to link Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and…
Foreign Lawyers, Judges See No Visible Results in Gov’t Measures to Address Killings
An independent international mission comprised of lawyers and judges said that while the Philippine government claims to have taken firm measures to address the problem of extrajudicial killings, including the establishment of various Task Forces, there have been no visible results.
Lawyers’ Groups to Seek UN’s Help to Curb Attacks vs Lawyers, Judges
Frustrated with the lack of government measures to address the problem of killings and other rights abuses, lawyers’ groups resolved to seek the help of the United Nations to curb the continuing attacks against Filipino lawyers and judges. BY RONALYN V. OLEA HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Bulatlat Frustrated with the lack of government measures to address…
Int’l Mission Says Attacks on Lawyers, Judges Continue
BY BULATLAT Delegates of an independent international mission who visited the Philippines, Nov. 4 to 12, said the attacks on Filipino lawyers and judges continue. The International Verification and Fact-Finding Mission (IVFFM) of the Dutch Laywers for Lawyers Foundation (L4L Foundation) issued its initial findings at a press conference in Quezon City this morning. Members…
27 Southern Tagalog Activists Charged with Burning of Globe Cell Site
Twenty-seven leaders and members of people’s organizations in Southern Tagalog, including a labor lawyer, were charged with arson, destruction of property and conspiracy to commit rebellion. The activists said this is but part of the ‘legal offensive’ of Malacañang, which is meant to derail the people’s movement in the region. BY RONALYN V. OLEA HUMAN…
Access of the Poor to Justice in an Elite-Dominated Constitutional Government and Society
I think no one will disagree with the proposition that our problems in the judiciary, in the legislature, in the executive branch, in the rest of our institutions and processes are inextricably intertwined and will defy lasting solutions unless we dismantle the prevailing unjust social and economic order and establish a truly free, democratic and…
Surgical Amendment, Not Possible – Laywers
BY Bulatlat.com August 13, 2008 – 6:16 p.m. A group of lawyers slammed President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s proposal for a ‘surgical amendment’ of the Constitution, saying that the proposed constituent assembly can overhaul the entire Constitution at its discretion. In a statement, the National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) said, “Arroyo’s deception is further exposed by…