Samahan ng mga Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at para sa Amnestiya
In a statement released from prison, Andrea Rosal extends her support to the impeachment case filed by the anti-pork groups led by the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan against BS Aquino. Rosal said she could not remain silent while Aquino and his cohorts freely plunder the people’s money.
Supt. Mario Malana, Chief of the PNP Crame Custodial Center, and other rank and file police personnel, seem to be sacrificial lambs in the VIP treatment of pork barrel biggies and the overstaying visit brouhaha. His relief from his post, while at first blush seemingly laudable, may actually be diverting the need for sincere attention …
Statement of Benito Tiamzon and Wilma Austria-Tiamzon on Supt. Mario Malana Read More »
9,539, not 6,000. SELDA (Samahan ng Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto) challenged the Benigno Aquino- appointed Human Rights Victims Claims Board to categorically and publicly state that it recognizes the 9,539 martial law victims as those covered by “conclusive presumption” under the RA 10368, the Human Rights Victims Recognition and Reparation Law. The more …
Claims Board should recognize 9,539 class suit members – SELDA Read More »
In her April 1 column “Dogs and Cats”, Ms. Rina Jimenez-David has given a smirking take on our arrest. She has chosen to skim through the froth of the official version, or rather official versions of the arrest and related issues and in doing so, she has joined in muddling some real questions.
Continuing protest vs Aquino’s HR Victims Claims Board On the occasion of the 28th anniversary of the EDSA People Power I, Martial Law victims led by former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo filed a petition today asking the Supreme Court to nullify the appointment of PNP Gen. Lina Castillo-Sarmiento as chairperson of the Human …
SELDA files certiorari at SC; demands nullification of Gen. Sarmiento’s appointment Read More »
Ibinulalas ng SELDA ang pandidiri sa itinalagang retiradong police general na si PNP Director Lina Castillo-Sarmiento bilang tagapangulo ng Human Rights Victims Claims Board, na siyang magpoproseso ng pagkilala at bayad-pinsala sa mga biktima ng Batas Militar.
“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 …
Political prisoners’ fast on its 2nd week, call for release remains unheard—Selda Read More »
“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 …
September 19, 2013 Dear friends, As I approach my fifth year of unjust detention, I would like to once again appeal for your support to my call since January 2012 that I be immediately removed from solitary confinement and unconditionally transferred to a civilian facility. As it is now, I am the only one …
A letter of appeal from political prisoner Ramon Patriarca to Cebu Governor Davide Read More »
"From within prison walls, political prisoners are not unaware of the people’s rage against bureaucratic corruption," said Ramon Patriarca, detained peace consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines. In a statement sent to Samahan ng Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA) Patriarca cited President Aquino’s pork, and " how billions …
