Marcos and Palparan’s terror chills even today
The likes of a dictator celebrates the same date of birth, late President Ferdinand Marcos and Ret. Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan.
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BS Aquino’s Oplan Bayanihan bound to fail despite billions for its implementation
“The people will not be cowed even as Aquino regime pours hundreds of billions for its killing machine,” said Cristina Palabay, Karapatan secretary general in today’s hearing on the 2015 budget of the Department of National Defense (DND) at the House of Representatives. The DND proposed budget for 2015 budget, Karapatan noted, is Php 17 …
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Karapatan condemns arrest of leaders and farmers
"The BS Aquino government is illegally arresting individuals based on trumped up charges, in a desperate attempt to gag critics and sow terror in communities," Cristina Palabay, Karapatan secretary general said as the human rights group condemned the series of arrests committed against anti-pork activists and those opposed to land grabbing of multinational corporations. …
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Overkill security marks Palparan’s attendance in Court–Desaparecidos
"The BS Aquino is treating The Butcher Gen. Palparan like a diva," Aya Santos, secretary general of Families of Desaparecidos for Justice said on the overkill security measure provided to Palparan during today’s pre-trial hearing.
Immediately release ailing political prisoner Benny Barid—SELDA
The Samahan ng Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA) calls on the Department of Justice to immediately release political prisoner Benny Barid, 54, on humanitarian grounds.
Case of illegal arrest raised before the SC
Andrea Rosal’s arrested companion Edward Lazanas, who maintains his arrest is illegal, today filed a petition for certiorari at the Supreme Court. "The arrest of Edward Lanzanas is illegal and the charges against him are utterly false, just like the case of Andrea Rosal," Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay said as Lanzanas’ mother, Nimfa Dimalaluan …
Two relief workers and two other peasant leaders killed in August
“There is no let-up in the extrajudicial killings with BS Aquino’s Oplan Bayanihan. The killing of typhoon relief workers and peasant leaders further exposes the contempt of this regime against those who are genuinely working for poor communities,” said Cristina Palabay, secretary general of Karapatan.
Four-month old child hit by soldiers’ bullets, 14-year old boy abducted with father at a military checkpoint in Maguindanao
“BS Aquino’s Oplan Bayanihan spares no one. Through the program, the military kills, injures and abducts even children,” Cristina Palabay, Karapatan secretary general, said on the recent report of human rights violations received by Karapatan. Based on initial reports, a four-month old baby was hit by soldiers’ bullets while a 14-year old boy was abducted …
Generals Visaya and Año sowing Palparan-style terror in Mindanao
Gen. Palparan may be in jail, but his trained dogs, Brig. Gen. Ricardo Visaya and Gen. Eduardo Año are sowing terror in Mindanao," Cristina Palabay, secretary general of Karapatan said as human rights violations continue to rise in Mindanao.
Karapatan calls for release of arrested anti-pork activist, indigenous people’s leader in Surigao City
“Malacañang is a factory of trumped-up charges against activists and those who are demanding that BS Aquino be held accountable for the presidential pork aka DAP,” said Cristina Palabay, Karapatan secretary general when the human rights organization received reports yesterday on the arrest of an anti-pork activist and an indigenous people’s leader in Surigao City. …