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Political prisoners’ fast on its 2nd week, call for release remains unheard—Selda

“As former Batangas governor Antonio Leviste walks out of prison, 449 political prisoners, who were wrongfully accused of criminal offenses because of their political beliefs, will have to spend Christmas again in jail. Some 28 of them are elderly like Leviste. They, too, deserve to be out of prison. Afterall, they are not criminals,” said …

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Lacson-Bonafos combination in Visayas means more human rights violations

"The promotion of Gen. John Bonafos as commander of the Central Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines that conducts military operations in the Visayas, and the recent appointment of former police general Panfilo Lacson as rehabilitation czar in Yolanda-stricken provinces is BS Aquino’s move not to rebuild the lives and homes of the …

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Goldberg admits real deal in US’ humanitarian aid in Yolanda-hit areas

“The cat is out of the bag—the so-called humanitarian assistance by the US troops in the disaster areas is simply a justification for their permanent basing and operation in the Philippines. Even without this disaster, the US was pushing for an increased and permanent presence of their troops and warships in the Philippines for its …

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Detained NDFP consultants go on fast, protest continued detention, calls for resumption of peace talks

International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War  Peace consultants of the National Democratic Front join other political prisoners in a ten-day fast/hunger strike to protest their “continued detention, the unabated human rights violations, the continuing corruption in the government and the ineptitude of the BS Aquino Aquino regime in responding to …

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BS Aquino should be the one investigated, instead of LGU’s – Camp Crame political prisoners

“When Pres. Aquino was lambasted by foreign media for his absence of leadership and lack of resolve during the time of grave crisis, he had the gall to order that the mayor of Tacloban City be investigated when he (BS Aquino) should be charged with criminal neglect and incompetence,“ said the political prisoners in Camp …

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Karapatan raises concern over heavy presence of AFP, US troops in disaster areas

“We are aware that Samar and Leyte and, the provinces of Negros and Panay are among the priority areas of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ counterinsurgency program, Oplan Bayanihan. We do not want a repeat of human rights violations experienced by the survivors of typhoon Pablo in 2012. We do not want another Cristina …

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Blaming the victims

“The Philippines government may have been slow in its response to typhoon Haiyan, but it has been extraordinarily quick in trying to put the blame on others,” said Rev. Canon Barry Naylor, Honorary Chair of the Campaign for Human Rights in the Philippines-United Kingdom.