Human rights group Samahan ng mga Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensiyon at Aresto (Selda) slammed the appointment of retired Philippine National Police (PNP) Director Lina Castillo- Sarmiento by Pres. Benigno Aquino to head the Human Rights Victims Claims Board. Selda stated that the move is an insult inflicted upon the victims by the government. “Sarmiento was […]
Human rights group Karapatan accused the Philippine military of trying to offset the failure of Oplan Bayanihan’s first phase by attacking civilians and accusing them as members of rebel groups. The group said for the month of January alone, at least three victims of extra-judicial killings and four victims of frustrated killing were reported. The […]
Bigo ang gobyerno ng Pilipinas na sundan ng makabuluhang aksiyon ang retorika nitong pagsuporta sa karapatang pantao at pagwakas sa impunity, o kawalang pakundangan. Sa World Report 2014 ng pandaigdigang grupong pangkarapatang pantao na Human Rights Watch (HRW) na inilabas kamakailan, sinabi nitong repleksiyon ng pagtaas ng bilang ng pinatay na mga mamamahayag ang […]
Human rights group Karapatan scored the Philippine government convicting Eduardo Sarmiento, a peace consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP). The group said the conviction of Sarmiento impedes peace talks between the government and the revolutionary group. “We view the recent conviction of Sarmiento as another blow impeding the peace process between […]
Human rights and indigenous peoples groups condemned the killing of a typhoon Pablo survivor in Maco, Compostela Province on January 03, 2014. The victim, 41-year-old Marcelo Monterona, was shot several times by unidentified two men riding a motorcycle outside his home in Barangay Esperanza. According to Karapatan-Southern Mindanao Region, as a survivor of typhoon Pablo, […]
Three years into its term, the administration of Pres. Benigno Aquino III has gone bad to worse in upholding human rights. This was how the human rights group Karapatan described Aquino’s human rights record, as thousands around the Philippines marched to commemorate the International Human Rights Day. Aside from the alleged gross human rights violations […]
A week before the celebration of International Human Rights Day, political prisoners in different detention centers today started a 10-day fasting and hunger strike to demand the Aquino administration to immediately release them and resume the stalled peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP). Aside from their continued […]
Indigenous peoples’ groups commemorated the first year since the death of indigenous leader Juvy Capion and her sons in Davao del Sur by picketing the Manila office of the Department of Justice (DOJ), whose prosecutor refused to file a case against the military. Members of Kalipunan ng mga Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas (National Alliance of […]
Amid the political crisis rocking the government, ailing political prisoners fight for their life in government detention centers. The Samahan ng Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensiyon at Aresto (Selda) said that the government has deliberately denied proper medical attention, virtually putting them “on death row.” The group said that while Janet Lim-Napoles, the alleged mastermind of […]
Mindanao-based alternative media group Kilab Multimedia posted these photos of the lumad children in Compostela Valley gym who were among the evacuees from Brgy. Mangayon, Compostela Valley due to heavy military presence in their community: Post by Pinoy Weekly. Here is a contributed story on the Lumad bakwit: Matigsalug tribe flee due to militarization Compostela […]
