Member organization: Desaparecidos

Desaparecidos: FAMAS nomination of “Alipato at Muog” an ode to the disappeared

Desaparecidos (Families of the Disappeared for Justice) congratulated film director JL Burgos, the Burgos family and the entire crew of “Alipato at Muog” for being nominated in several categories in the 73rd Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards. “Alipato at Muog”, a documentary released last year as part of the Cinemalaya 20 …

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KARAPATAN and Desaparecidos On The International Week Of The Disappeared

As we observe the International Week of the Disappeared from the 26th to the 31st of May, we stand in solidarity with the countless victims of enforced disappearance in the Philippines and worldwide. This despicable crime perpetrated by state agents or state-sanctioned entities that involves the abduction and clandestine detention of individuals, is a vicious …

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Desaparecidos renews call to surface Dexter Capuyan, Bazoo de Jesus

Desaparecidos welcomes the Supreme Court resolution granting a temporary protection order for the families of missing activists Dexter Capuyan and Gene Roz Jamil “Bazoo” de Jesus. In an en banc resolution dated September 9, 2024 but made public only on November 22, 2024, the Supreme Court prohibited public respondents PNP chief Benjamin C. Acorda Jr., …

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Families of desaparecidos condemn the abduction of James Jazmines and Felix Salaveria Jr.

Desaparecidos, an organization of families and friends of the disappeared, stands in solidarity with the families of James Jazmines and Felix Salaveria Jr. as we confront the horrifying reality of their enforced disappearances. Recent reports from Karapatan reveal the alarming sequence of events that suggest these abductions are not isolated incidents but are part of …

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Kin of desaparecidos express support for “Alipato at Muog,” with MTRCB’s recent X-rating of docu-film

Desaparecidos (Families of the Disappeared for Justice) assails the virtual banning from commercial screening of the award-winning documentary film “Alipato at Muog” about the abduction and disappearance of activist Jonas Burgos on April 28, 2007. With this ban, Desaparecidos urges everyone who has not yet seen “Alipato at Muog” to watch it at its special …

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Families of the disappeared laud Cinemalaya film on desaparecidos

Desaparecidos, an organization of families and friends of victims of enforced disappearance in the Philippines, warmly congratulates Jose Luis “JL” Burgos, as his documentary film “Alipato at Muog” (Flying Embers and a Fortress) makes it as a finalist in Cinemalaya 2024’s full length film category. JL, a member of Desaparecidos, is a filmmaker, visual artist …

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