The death of the three-month-old daughter of political prisoner Reina Mae Nasino has again brought to the fore the flaws of the justice system and the viciousness of government’s counterinsurgency policy.
Babies and prison
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Let the mother see her dead child for the last time, groups urge court
Nasino pleaded to the court to immediately give her “the decent and humane chance to be with her baby daughter, whom she was not able to comfort and hold while in sickbed up to her dying hours, for the last time, and to properly grieve over her tragic and untimely passing.”
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Hammering the nail on the baby coffin
By DEE AYROSO
We cried a River
As a mother myself, I cannot begin to fathom how Andrea felt, and how Reina feels now. I have been struggling to find the right words. But there are, simply, no words enough to aptly describe the pain, the rage, the emptiness, and despair.
3-month-old daughter of political prisoner passes away
“What kind of justice system, nay society do we have to let this inhumanity and injustice to mother and child happen?”
Lawyers urge court to allow political prisoner to comfort her dying daughter
“The movant [Nasino] thus prays that she be placed on a furlough so that she may be with her baby during her last days.”
3-month-old daughter of political prisoner in critical condition, group calls for release of mother
“There is nothing more heartbreaking for a mother than being separated with her child whose life is now at greatest risk.”
Kin of political prisoners protest Pemberton pardon, urge SC to act on 5-month plea
“Where is justice when a US soldier convicted of homicide over the killing of Jennifer Laude was granted absolute pardon while hundreds of incarcerated Filipinos languish in prisons because of fabricated and baseless charges meant to silence them from speaking against government injustices.”
Baby separated from mother after court rejects appeal
“Amid the pandemic and the modified enhanced community quarantine, authorities are pushing for the heartless and inhuman act of separating a baby from her only source of nutrition and protection at this early stage of her life.”
Manila court denies mother’s plea to be with newborn
“The decision to take away a newborn child from her mother is a callous, inhumane act against a person who fears for her life and of her child despite the concerning fact that Reina Mae doesn’t deserve even a single day in jail.”