Archives: Urgent Appeals

Case:    Illegal Arrest and Detention     Victim/s: MARIA MIRADEL TORRES –    Female, 26 years old, four months pregnant, member of the Gabriela-Mauban Chapter Place of Incident:    Barangay (village) Ilayang Iyam, Lucena City, Quezon Province Date of Incident:    June 20, 2014 Alleged Perpetrator(s): Joint elements of Philippine National Police Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) and Criminal …

Another pregnant woman illegally arrested in Quezon Province Read More »

  APPEAL FOR ACTION CALL FOR THE IMMEDIATE PULL-OUT OF MILITARY TROOPS FROM THE COMMUNITIES OF PEASANTS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES  IN MINDANAO   Dear friends, Please join us in our call for the immediate pull-out of AFP troops from the communities of peasants and indigenous peoples in Mindanao.  There are at least three groups of …

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Dear friends, Please join us in our call to stop harassment and surveillance of members and staff of progressive people’s organizations by military agents. The acts are attempts to disrupt the organizations’ activities and terrorize people involved in development and human rights work.  The three incidents below happened in a span of three weeks. 

Case:  Extrajudicial killing Victim:  DIONISIO GARETE Male, 57 years old, widower, farmer Member of the Janiuay-Badiangan Farmers Association (JABAFA) and Katilingban sa Mangunguma sa Dabong (Kamada). Both organizations are affiliates of the Panay Fair Trade Center (PFTC). Kamada is an association of small farmers and a major producer of muscovado sugar sold at the fair …

Another fair trade staff gunned down in Janiuay town, Iloilo province Read More »

Dear friends, Please join us in our call for the immediate release of Roy Erecre, peace consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), and the resumption of the peace talks between the NDFP and the Philippine government.

(An updated version of Urgent Appeal issued on April 22, 2014)   Andrea Rosal, a woman political prisoner and daughter of communist spokesperson Ka Roger Rosal, lost her first child two days after giving birth while in detention.    Andrea Rosal was arrested together with Edward Lazanas on March 27 by elements of the National …

New-born baby of political prisoner Andrea Rosal died two days after birth Read More »

On May 3, the Eastern Mindanao Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), through its spokesperson Capt. Alberto Caber, released a statement to the media claiming it has captured the “notorious NPA front secretary Felix Armodia who operated in Davao del Sur, South Cotabato and Tulunan, North Cotabato.”

May 11, 2014 Dear fellow advocates:  Greetings of peace! The Pantaron Range is a mountainous area that contains one of the last remaining primary forests in Mindanao, a part of our few remaining biodiversity corridors, and is a critical watershed for major river systems such as the Pulangi, Lasang and Davao rivers. It is ancestral …

Solidarity for the Manobo people’s struggle for the protection of land rights, self-determination, and the environment Read More »

Dear friends, Please join us in our call for justice for the human rights violations of farmers in Hacienda Dolores, Porac, Pampanga. Killing of village councilor Initial reports from Karapatan-Central Luzon cited the killing of Menelao "Boy" Barcia, 57. Barcia was a Barangay councilor (kagawad) and an official of Alyansa ng Nagkakaisang Mamamayan ng Hacienda …

Call for justice for Menelao “Boy” Barcia, Antonio Tolentino and farmers of Hacienda Dolores, Porac, Pampanga Read More »

On March 27, Edward Lazanas accompanied 7-month pregnant Andrea Rosal to Caloocan City for her check-up. They went to the residence of Ruben Gatchalian, barangay (village) captain of Brgy. 169, in BF Homes, Brgy. 169, Caloocan City to drop off their belongings before going to Rosal’s doctor.  At around 8:00a.m., Gatchalian went outside the house …

Illegal arrest and detention, torture, threat and harassment of Andrea Rosal and Edward Lanzanas Read More »