On the first year of disappearance of Dexter Capuyan and Gene Roz Jamil “Bazoo” de Jesus, the Families of the Disappeared for Justice (Desaparecidos) joins Dexter and Bazoo’s families in their continuing search for their loved ones. As we have tirelessly done with our own missing kin, we are one with them in asking: Where …
As Gene Roz Jamil “Bazoo” de Jesus, an activist, beloved son, brother, and friend, would have celebrated his 28th birthday today, Desaparecidos solemnly marks this occasion amid his continued absence. Bazoo together with Dexter Capuyan were abducted by suspected state agents on April 28, 2023, in Taytay, Rizal, leaving his family, friends, and community devastated …
QUEZON CITY – Where there is darkness, bear the light. Free Jonas Burgos Movement and Desaparecidos held a symbolic “Sunset Gathering” of families of the desaparecidos (missing) at Bantayog ng mga Bayani this evening. Standing among a number photographs of those abducted and forcibly disappeared, torches and lanterns were lit and held by families, friends, …
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“We gather on November 2 of every year, not in mourning, but with the undying hope that one day, we will not have to light candles and offer flowers in the absence of our loved ones, because this day will cease to become a day to remember the disappeared, but become a day of justice.” …
Desaparecidos, an organization of families and friends of the disappeared in the Philippines, vehemently condemns in the strongest possible terms the shocking and unjust acquittal of kidnapping and serious illegal detention with serious physical injuries charges filed by farmer-brothers Raymond and Reynaldo Manalo against Ret. Maj. Gen. Jovito “The Butcher” Palparan by Malolos Regional Trial …
The recent revelations of Jonila de Castro and Jhed Tamano, the two young women environmental defenders who were abducted on September 2, 2023 and surfaced as “surrenderees” by the military and the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), shows the need for a more thorough independent investigation into the enforced disappearance …
Families and friends of abducted activists rallied in front of the Court of Appeals in Manila to mark the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance, where they called on the courts for a favorable decision on the petition for the writ of habeas corpus filed by the families of missing activists Gene Roz …
It has been one year since Ma. Elena “Cha” Pampoza and Elgene “Leleng” Mungcal were forcibly taken from their families, leaving us with a deep sense of anguish, anger, and desperation. On this solemn occasion, Desaparecidos, along with their loved ones, reiterates our unwavering commitment to pursuing justice and demanding the immediate surfacing of Cha …
Desaparecidos (Pamilya ng Desaparecidos para sa Katarungan), a human rights organization dedicated to seeking justice for victims of enforced disappearances, strongly condemns the ongoing impunity surrounding the case of the victims who disappeared in June 2006 in the Philippines. We demand that the Philippine government take immediate action to bring those responsible to justice and …
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As we commemorate the International Week of the Disappeared (IWD), we join hands and hearts to remember the victims of one of the most inhumane crimes ever committed against humanity: enforced disappearance. This solemn occasion serves as a stark reminder of the countless lives that have been shattered, families torn apart, and communities left in …
