![[From the web] Two Bishops, Ex-Political Prisoner Visit New York To Report On Human Rights in the Philippines -RMP](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/rmp.png?w=88&h=80&crop=1 "[From the web] Two Bishops, Ex-Political Prisoner Visit New York To Report On Human Rights in the Philippines -RMP")
Two Bishops, Ex-Political Prisoner Visit New York To Report On Human Rights in the Philippines 17 March 2012 New York – Sixty-seven extrajudicial killings, nine disappearances and 78 political arrests in the first one-and-a-half years in power of President Benigno Aquino III. These and more are part of the report on the human rights situation … Continue reading »
![[Statement] PHILIPPINES: Prosecutor dismissed charges of torture by invoking acts of torture -AHRC](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/ahrc.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Statement] PHILIPPINES: Prosecutor dismissed charges of torture by invoking acts of torture -AHRC")
PHILIPPINES: Prosecutor dismissed charges of torture by invoking acts of torture The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that a city prosecutor in San Fernando, Pampanga, had dismissed the complaint of torture by five torture victims against a police colonel and other policemen due to “insufficiency of evidence” because their identification of the accused … Continue reading »
![[From the web] Defining moments – RAPPLER.com](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/rappler_logo6.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[From the web] Defining moments – RAPPLER.com"){kind=logo}
Defining moments BY THEODORE TE, RAPPLER.com February 6, 2012 At the rate it’s going, it might boil down to definitions. The past week saw the impeachment trial of the Chief Justice being occupied by the mundane task of defining terms, a task which could actually have been done outside the trial not only by the … Continue reading »
![[In the news] Sulu bomb suspect awaits transfer of case – SunStar.com.ph](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/sunstar-network-copy15.jpg?w=160&h=65&crop=1 "[In the news] Sulu bomb suspect awaits transfer of case – SunStar.com.ph")
Sulu bomb suspect awaits transfer of case By Ivy C. Tejano, SunStar.com.ph January 17, 2012 DAVAO CITY – One of the suspects in the May 2009 bombing in Patikul, Sulu, who was arrested last Saturday, insisted he wants his case be transferred from Sulu to Davao City. Temogen Sahipa Tulawie, who was implicated in the … Continue reading »
Organized labor would declare the Aquino-Roxas tandem an “Enemy of the Working Class” if the two leaders continue to side with tycoon Lucio Tan in the escalating labor dispute between the management of Philippine Airlines (PAL) and its union, the Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA). According to the labor group, Partido ng Manggagawa (PM), this … Continue reading »
Attempt to amend RA 9344 also known as the Juvenile Justice Act by ChildsRights- Philippines Phil. Action on Youthful Offender (PAYO), Juvenile Justice Network (JJN), Phil. NGO Coalition on the CRC, and Child Rights Network had a meeting with CHR Chair Etta Rosales and here’s the summary of the meeting… 1). CHR’s stand is NO … Continue reading »
As CWS National Conference starts plenary session, Workers expect concrete support from the Church on local and national concerns As the Church People-Workers Solidarity starts its official plenary session today, participants coming from the workers and other marginalized groups expressed their hope to gain concrete support from the Church on pertinent national and local issues … Continue reading »
Akbayan Representative Walden Bello expressed alarm at what he called the “gutting of the agrarian reform budget” after he witnessed plenary deliberations on the budget of the Department of Agrarian Reform on Wednesday, Sept. 7. Bello’s strong protest was in response to the revelation by Rep. Anna York Bondoc, sponsor of the department’s budget, that … Continue reading »
Hoping that there would be peace around the world, Catholic Church is asking Filipinos in different countries to join in praying the rosary for 200 days from October this year to May next year. Outgoing Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president and Tandag Bishop Nereo Odchimar said, “I am humbly seeking the commitment … Continue reading »
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) in partnership with the Pro-Labor Legal Assistance Center (PLACE) with support from the European Union (EU) launched on Thursday, August 25, From Despair to Defiance, a book on the impact of extra-judicial killings, enforced disappearances and other human rights violations on the families of victims, at … Continue reading »
Miriam: Int’l court has no jurisdiction over Arroyo, Ampatuan cases Even if the Philippines has recently become one of its members, the International Criminal Court is not likely to accept any complaint brought before it against former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Sen. Miriam Santiago said Sunday. And because the ICC is not retroactive, it may not … Continue reading »
I am daughter of a desaparecido, but I was also a daughter of political prisoner. Years ago, when I was still unconscious of how the society works; when all I know in life was toys and games; I saw my father in the news raising his fist up high. I asked my aunts what was … Continue reading »
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