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SELDA mob Sept1013

SELDA members troop to Malacanang, assail Noynoy Aquino’s inaction on RA 10368

Members of the Samahan ng Ex-detainees laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA) together with the surviving victims of human rights violations during martial law and their relatives trooped to Chino Roces (formerly Mendiola) Bridge to express their grievances and assailed the continued inaction of the Aquino administration in implementing the Human Rights Victims Recognition and …

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Minda peace group appeals for sparing of civilians in Zamboanga standoff

…calls on Philippine government to rectify handling of peace pact with MNLF The Initiatives for Peace in Mindanao (INPEACE) today said the ongoing armed standoff in Zamboanga City following the Moro National Liberation Front’s declaration of independence one month ago “should be handled very carefully by the Philippine government.”

STOP THE US WAR OF AGGRESSION AGAINST THE SYRIAN PEOPLE! – Karapatan

Karapatan vehemently denounces the moves of the United States government, through Pres. Barack Obama, to conduct airstrikes and heighten its aggression against Syria. On a humanitarian pretext, after the August 21 chemical attack in suburban Damascus killing more than 1,400 people, including 426 children, the US has positioned six of US and its allies’ warships …

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Rights group hits DOJ resolution on Jonas Burgos criminal raps

Karapatan today assailed the Department of Justice on its resolution to drop from the list of respondents Brig. Gen. Eduardo Año, Lt. Col. Melquiades Feliciano, Lt. Gen. Romeo Tolentino, Gen. Hermogenes Esperon, Lt. Gen. Alexander Yano and Dir. Gen. Avelino Razon Jr. on the criminal charges of arbitrary detention, murder and obstruction of justice filed …

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P466M reward for ‘communists’ a waste of people’s money

“Local government secretary Mar Roxas should be held accountable for the organized racket of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of National Defense (DND) through the P466million bounty for individuals whom they accuse as communists,” said Karapatan secretary general Cristina Palabay. 

Victim of mistaken identity Rolly Panesa fights back through a criminal case of torture against abductors, torturers

"Hindi pwedeng tanggapin ko lang kung anong nangyari sa akin. Kailangang lumaban ako para makuha ang hustisya para sa akin at para sa ibang nakulong at natorture nang walang kasalanan katulad ko, (I will not just accept what has happened to me. I am fighting back to get justice for me and for others who …

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Oplan Bayanihan is ‘panaglabsing ken didigra’ (violation and destruction) to Cordillera people

The Cordillera Human Rights Alliance strongly condemns the air strike and strafing that took place yesterday, August 30, 2013, in Sagada, Mountain Province.  This is the second incident in the Cordillera region within the year.  The first took place in Malibcong, Abra last May 31which caused psychological and emotional stress on the community people especially …

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