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Karapatan to Duterte: Free all political prisoners, stop continuing human rights violations
Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay today pressed for the release of all political prisoners, in the light of the recent death of political prisoner Bernabe Ocasla, a 66-year old peasant organizer from Western Samar, due to cardiac arrest last November 28, 2016.
GRP unilateral ceasefire not conducive for just peace
In response to President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement that he will not order the Armed Forces of the Philippines to withdraw from civilian communities, Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay said “the problem is that there is no let-up in the harassment, threats and perpetuation of terror by soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in …
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Camp Bagong Diwa political prisoners: Justice for Bernabe Ocasla! Free all political prisoners!
Thirty-six (36) political prisoners in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City today wore black armbands to express their grief and indignation over the death of political prisoner Bernabe Ocasla on November 28 at the Jose Reyes Memorial Hospital in Manila. At 5:30pm yesterday, 66-year old Ocasla, a peasant organizer, suffered his third and fatal cardiac arrest …
GRP accountable for death of ailing political prisoner
“Accountability on the death of political prisoner Bernabe Ocasla lies squarely on the Government of the Republic of the Philippines. Instead of immediately fulfilling its commitment to release all political prisoners, especially the ailing and elderly political prisoners, the Duterte administration, through its GRP peace panel, have spewed mere rhetorics instead of actually releasing them. …
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Elderly political prisoner now in coma
“How many more ailing political prisoners will end up in life threatening conditions before GPH fulfils its commitment to release all political prisoners?” Roneo Clamor, Karapatan deputy secretary general, said.
Karapatan: OPAPP remains #paasa to hopeful political prisoners, release them now
"Enough of the delays, enough of the injustice, let all political prisoners be united with their loved ones," Roneo Clamor, deputy secretary general of Karapatan said in front of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP). “OPAPP should immediately work for the release of all political prisoners without excuses and deliberate …
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Political prisoners (PPs), kin ask Norwegian Minister: press for amnesty, PPs release
Political prisoners from Caloocan City Jail, (CCJ) Emmanuel Bacarra, Billy S. Morado, and Felimon S. Tuba wrote a letter to Norway’s Foreign Minister Borge Brende as the latter is scheduled for a country visit starting today, November 22, to November 25.
After Robin’s pardon, political prisoners should be next
“After granting absolute pardon to actor Robin Padilla, we hope Pres. Rodrigo Duterte will do the same to wrongly convicted political prisoners (PPs) especially those who are ailing, elderly and the women,” Karapatan Deputy Secretary General Jigs Clamor said.