By MARYA SALAMAT
John Doe arrest warrants are deemed by human rights lawyers as highly irregular because it does not contain the names of the alleged perpetrators and are used to arrest just about anybody.
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Remigio Saladero Jr. regrets one thing: after he and six other co-accused in "fabricated criminal charges" were released from prison, they did not file a counter suit against their captors. Saladero is one of the 72 Southern...
A recent survey finds that the Philippines remains on top of the list of most dangerous countries for workers for several years now. Labor groups say the ILO’s decision to conduct a fact-finding mission here highlights the worsening abuses against labor-rights activists.
At a recent forum, actor Rez Cortez, lawyer Remigio Saladero Jr. and NBN-ZTE scam star witness Rodolfo "Jun" Lozada narrate what they went through in the hands of the Arroyo regime. “What they did to us is terrible,” one of them said. But they vowed never to give up in their quest for truth and justice. 
Video: Rez Cortez tearfully narrating his ordeal Video: Jun Lozada decries the harassment he has suffered Labor lawyer recalls illegal arrest and detention
BY RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat The Philippine government's second periodic report to the United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) was 'bombarded' with questions, human rights network Philippine UPR Watch said. The 27-member Philippine government delegation,...
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Judge Manuel Luna, Jr. of the Calapan City Regional Trial Court, Branch 40 issued this afternoon a release order for labor lawyer Remigio Saladero, Jr. and six other activists from Southern Tagalog who have been detained at...
In a dialogue with the Free Atty. Saladero et. al. Coalition, Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Chairperson Leila de Lima yesterday was quoted as saying that, after intense local and international pressure caused a slight drop in the number of extra-judicial...
Members of a coalition calling for the release of jailed labor lawyer Remigio Saladero, Jr. and other activists facing trumped-up criminal charges trooped today to the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and urged Chairperson Leila de Lima to investigate his illegal...
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