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Court Affirms Melissa Roxas’s Abduction, Torture Claim But Clears Arroyo, Military

Court Affirms Melissa Roxas’s Abduction, Torture Claim But Clears Arroyo, Military

By RONALYN V. OLEA
The Court of Appeals has granted the Filipino-American activist's amparo and habeas data petitions, saying that Melissa Roxas’s story was credible. But it also pointed out that Roxas failed to show that the military was behind her abduction and torture, hence President Arroyo and elements of the armed forces cannot be made respondents in the case.

For Doing Its Job, CHR Is Now Under Attack

For Doing Its Job, CHR Is Now Under Attack

The Philippine military, through its attack dogs Pastor Alcover and Jovito Palparan, are trying to discredit the Commission on Human Rights and its chairperson, Leila de Lima. Human-rights groups are understandably concerned. “Now that the CHR chairperson insists on the mandate of the commission, they consider her as an enemy,” Marie Hilao-Enriquez of Karapatan said. “That is the most dangerous mindset.”

By Justifying Torture of Melissa Roxas, Regime Violates International Agreements

By Justifying Torture of Melissa Roxas, Regime Violates International Agreements

Freedom from torture is a non-derogable right, meaning that states cannot violate this right under any circumstances, even in a state of emergency or martial law. By insisting that Melissa Roxas is a communist guerrilla, the Arroyo regime not only practically admits that it tortured her -- it seeks to justify the atrocity, thus violating the very international instruments that it had earlier agreed on.

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