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Two weeks and two presidential speeches ago, the US-Aquino regime continues to dodge the more important questions on what really happened in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, especially the involvement of the US government through its troops operating in the Philippines.
“BS Aquino’s ‘business as usual’ and calloused attitude reared its ugly head once again. This time, on his own men killed in Mamasapano. He has shown the same insensitivity to the victims of human rights violations under his rule; and, the same indifference to the victims of typhoon Yolanda,” said Cristina Palabay, Karapatan secretary general.
Benigno S. Aquino III has been, as usual, very glib (but obviously very evasive) in trying hard to explain the mystery of where the command and responsibility were for the operations of the Special Action Force (SAF) contingent that terribly failed and suffered a big number of its casualties (44 SAF forces killed) in its …
US, Malacañang should answer for the Mamasapano Disaster—NDFP peace consultants Read More »
Male political prisoners of Special Intensive Care Area 1 – Metro Manila District Jail in Camp Bagong Diwa filed on January 27 a Joint Manifestation at the Taguig Regional Trial Court Branch 266 and Branch 271 to require S/Supt. Michelle Ng Bonto to explain violations of the rights of political prisoners. Bonto is the current …
"Actions speak louder than words. The arrest of another peace consultant, Rogelio Posadas, and Gen. Emmanuel Bautista’s possible appointment as chair of Aquino’s peace panel with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines contradict whatever hints of openness Aquino is trying to put on with regards to peace,” Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay said.
We at Karapatan Alliance for the Advancement of People’s Rights – Philippines express our full support and solidarity with the peoples’ lawyers in the Philippines in their call to stop the attacks against human rights lawyers and to render justice to the lawyers who were ruthlessly killed and those who became subjects of attacks because …
Political prisoners’ nationwide hunger strike/fast ended on January 19, where almost all of the 491 political detainees in more than 50 jails took part from January 15-19. The political prisoners’ hunger strike/fast was the highlight of the “Free All Political Prisoners” campaign held during the Papal visit to dramatize before the public the plight of …
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Dear Pope Francis, As you made your journey back to Rome, you left us Filipinos with rejuvenated faith and hope, including me. On behalf of the families of the 491 political prisoners in the Philippines, I humbly thank you.
"Enforced disappearances have destroyed our families, the very foundation of a society and church. Children are left motherless or fatherless," Lorena Santos, secretary general of Families of Desaparecidos for Justice said upon hearing Pope Francis’ speech at Malacañang and in his meeting with representatives of Filipino families.
