Member organization: SELDA

The Samahan ng Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA), and organization of former political prisoners, together with KARAPATAN and other human rights advocates, held a protest action today, November 6, 2025, in front of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology National Headquarters in Quezon City to demand an immediate and independent investigation into …

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The Samahan ng mga Ex-Detainee Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA) condemns in the strongest terms the extrajudicial killing of two former political prisoners in Iloilo on October 5, 2025, and called on the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to conduct an independent and full-blown investigation. According to reports from Panay Alliance Karapatan, elderly civilians …

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The Samahan ng mga Ex-Detainee Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA), an organization of former political prisoners, deplored the Senate‘s distorted sense of priorities as the latter passed a resolution calling on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to place Rodrigo Duterte on house arrest. “The Senate shows more concern about Duterte, who is in a …

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“Imee Marcos and the Marcoses cannot claim to be clean. They are as ‘buwaya’ as they come. The Samahan ng mga Ex-Detainee Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA), an organization of former political prisoners, takes exception to Imee Marcos’ attempts to portray herself and their family as an anti-corruption stalwarts by carrying around a stylized …

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The Samahan ng mga Ex-Detainee Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA), an organization of former political prisoners, congratulates Jazrene Gonzales for winning the Excellence Prize at the Korea Gyeonggi International Film Festival for SDGs 2025 for her film “Silent Spaces.” Gonzales’ film directorial debut “Silent Spaces” traces the story of SELDA Vice Chairperson Danilo dela …

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The Samahan ng Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA) says NO to another term for Panfilo “Ping” Lacson at the Senate. Lacson is notorious as the man who authored and pushed for the passage of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020. The ATA alongside Republic Act No. 10168, or the Terrorism Financing Prevention and …

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The Samahan ng Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA), an organization of former political prisoners, is resolutely against another Senate term for Duterte minions Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa and Christopher “Bong” Go. Bato dela Rosa and Bong Go have toadied to their master Rodrigo Duterte for decades, publicly supporting his repressive policies that have …

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