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Karapatan today asked Pope Francis to see the political prisoners, especially those at the Special Intensive Care Area 1-Camp Bagong Diwa who are on their eighth day of hunger strike-fasting. Karapatan made the request after the jail warden rejected twice the entry of the political prisoners’ physician to check on their condition.
“My son has been in jail for too long. The justice system is too slow. I hope that during Pope Francis’ visit here in the Philippines, His Holiness could to help us in our call for the release of my son and other political prisoners,” Mrs. Zenaida Guray said.
Karapatan welcomes Pope Francis, as he embarks on his four-day visit to the Philippines. His messages on the need for the institution of the Catholic Church to be among the poor and to stand for the poor and oppressed resonate among us human rights workers, especially as we bear witness to the continuing assault on …
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On the reservations of the BJMP to our request that the food budget supposedly for us, political prisoners at the BJMP-SICA 1 Jail, be donated to typhoon victims.
Five days after political prisoners at Camp Bagong Diwa started their hunger strike, other political prisoners in at least fifty (50) jails nationwide today announced their hunger strike/fasting for the duration of the Papal visit in the Philippines. All political prisoners are also set to light candles in their respective jail as a symbolic welcome …
“This is no time to deny the existence of political prisoners in the country. Political prisoners, especially the elderly and the ailing, should be included in the releases during the Papal visit,” this was the call issued by Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay to the Aquino government. Three ailing political prisoners died under the Aquino …
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Dear Pope Francis, Your visit to the Philippines brings a ray of hope to people like us who have experienced wanton injustice. Our family has suffered so much. My son was killed and my wife, my other son, Selman, and I have been languishing in jails for the past 10 years for offense we …
Pope Francis spoke of love; the familiar kind of love that Aya Santos and Nikki Gamara’s parents spoke of—the love for the poor and the oppressed. Both women saw hope that they may find an ally with His Holiness Pope Francis in their quest for justice.
Open letter to Pope Francis I from political prisoners in Camp Bagong Diwa (10 January 2015) Your Holiness, Pope Francis, Warm embraces! Together with millions of the Filipino people, we, political prisoners, extend our warmest welcome to your five-day visit to our country, starting this coming January 15 up to January 19.
Five days before the arrival of Pope Francis, political prisoners at Camp Bagong Diwa started their hunger strike yesterday January 10, which will last up to January 19, the Pope’s departure from the Philippines.
