26 April 2013 H.E. Pehin Dato Dr. Awang Hj. Ahmad bin Hj. Jumat Chairperson ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Jalan Subok, Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei Darussalam BD 2710 Tel: (673) 226 1177, 226 1291-5 Fax: (673) 226 1709, 2904 Email: aseanbru@mfa.gov.bn, bruneirep.aichr@gmail.com Your Excellency, Re: AICHR must take a stand against enforced/involuntary disappearances … Continue reading »
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[Appeal] Amnesty International Open Letter to PNoy on Enforced Disappearance
Amnesty International Open Letter to PNoy on Enforced Disappearance Read full letter here… Amnesty International open letter to Aquino on ED
[Statement] Anti-Enforced Disappearance Law: A Precious Christmas Gift to All Filipino Desaparecidos -AFAD
Anti-Enforced Disappearance Law: A Precious Christmas Gift to All Filipino Desaparecidos The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) joins the Families of Victims of Involuntary Disappearance (FIND) and other human rights groups in the Philippines in jubilation for Pres. Benigno Simeon Aquino III’s signing into law the Republic Act No. 10350, otherwise known as the … Continue reading »
[Statement] The Campaign Against Enforced Disappearance: The Philippine Experience by Rep. Edcel Lagman
The Campaign Against Enforced Disappearance: The Philippine Experience (Keynote Speech of Rep. Edcel C. Lagman on the International Day of the Disappeared on August 30, 2012 at Bocobo Hall, UP Law Center) After 35 years of searching and fighting for justice for a desaparecido son, Atty. Hermon C. Lagman, a human rights and labor lawyer, … Continue reading »
[Featured Video] A mother’s day gift (Mrs. Edita Burgos to missing son Jonas…) by REDANTSprod
a mother’s day gift Published in Youtube, May 12, 2012 by REDANTSprod Edita Burgos, mother of missing activist Jonas, sends message to ‘son’. File photo source pinoyweekly Human Rights Online Philippines does not hold copyright over these materials. Author/s and original source/s of information are retained including the URL contained within the tagline and byline … Continue reading »
[In the news] UP students’ parents nix transfer of kidnap suspects – abs-cbnNEWS.com
UP students’ parents nix transfer of kidnap suspects abs-cbnNEWS.com MANILA, Philippines – The mothers of missing University of the Philippines students Karen Empeño and Sherlyn Cadapan will oppose in court the transfer of 2 military officers from the Bulacan provincial jail to Fort Bonifacio. The court had allowed the transfer of Lt. Col. Delipe Anotado … Continue reading »
[In the news] Hunt on for Palparan – newsinfo.inquirer.net
Hunt on for Palparan. Notorious general goes into hiding Philippine Daily Inquirer The tables have been turned: The hunter is now the hunted. Two days after Jovito Palparan Jr. was stopped at an airport in Pampanga province from leaving the country, the government launched a manhunt for the retired major general tagged by activist groups … Continue reading »
[In the news] EDITORIAL – Ending impunity | The Philippine Star News Opinion
EDITORIAL – Ending impunity | The Philippine Star News Opinion. Jovito Palparan has retired from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and no one has replaced him, in the eyes of activists and human rights advocates, as the face of the human rights violator. Yet the Aquino administration continues to be taken to task for … Continue reading »
[In the news]‘The Butcher’ faces torture raps – INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos
‘The Butcher’ faces torture raps – INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos. By Nikko Dizon, Tonette Orejas, Robert Gonzaga Philippine Daily Inquirer MANILA, Philippines—Retired general Jovito Palparan Jr.—the man activists call “The Butcher”—and several other soldiers were Wednesday slapped with criminal charges, including torture and rape, by the mothers of two University of the Philippines students … Continue reading »
[In the news] Mothers of the missing: Search for children, justice won’t stop – Interaksyon.com
Mothers of the missing: Search for children, justice won’t stop – Interaksyon.com. MANILA, Philippines – Saying no other mother should bear the burden of searching for a son or daughter and not be given answers, the mothers of three of the most famous victims of involuntary disappearance in the country led simple but touching rites … Continue reading »
[From the web] 4th Year of Jonas’ Abduction -freejonasburgosmovement.blogspot.com
Please join us in a gathering tomorrow, 28 April, 3 pm at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Grounds as we mark the 4th year of the Jonas Burgos’ abduction. Allow us to thank you for your continued support and help us remind the government that we shall continue the search until my Jonas and other … Continue reading »