Tagged with human rights advocates

[People] Defeating ‘twisted culture’ of torture by Dr. Renato Mabunga

[People] Defeating ‘twisted culture’ of torture by Dr. Renato Mabunga

Defeating ‘twisted culture’ of torture Ending practice requires ‘open declaration of war‘ on perpetrators by Dr. Renato Mabunga ucanews.com On Tuesday, the United Nations marked the “International Day in Support of Torture Victims.” It was a significant day filled with simple and substantial ironies. In Manila, about 600 human rights advocates, military and police personnel … Continue reading »

[Statement] FIDH and PAHRA, welcome the resolution adopted by the European Parliament on cases of impunity in the Philippines

[Statement] FIDH and PAHRA, welcome the resolution adopted by the European Parliament on cases of impunity in the Philippines

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organization, the Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA), welcome the resolution adopted by the European Parliament on 14 June 2012 on cases of impunity in the Philippines. The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organization, the Philippine Alliance of Human Rights … Continue reading »

[From the web] The Promises to the Relocated 32 Families in Zambales due to Mining Expansion Remain Unfulfilled, yet the Mining Operations of Shangfil Continues -www.allvoices.com

[From the web] The Promises to the Relocated 32 Families in Zambales due to Mining Expansion Remain Unfulfilled, yet the Mining Operations of Shangfil Continues -www.allvoices.com

The Promises to the Relocated 32 Families in Zambales due to Mining Expansion Remain Unfulfilled, yet the Mining Operations of Shangfil Continues BY ben696molino, http://www.allvoices.com May 22, 2012 More than five months after 32 families in Bgy. Bolitoc, Sta. Cruz, Zambales were forced by the Shangfil Mining and Trading Corporation to dismantle their houses and … Continue reading »

[Statement] Salute to the Workers as Human Rights Defenders in their Struggles for Dignity and the Right to Development-PAHRA

[Statement] Salute to the Workers as Human Rights Defenders in their Struggles for Dignity and the Right to Development-PAHRA

MAY 1 SOLIDARITY STATEMENT: Salute to the Workers as Human Rights Defenders in their Struggles for Dignity and the Right to Development The Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates salutes all the workers as Human Rights Defenders in their struggles for dignity and the Right to Development. PAHRA celebrates with workers all over the world their … Continue reading »

[From the web] Indignant by Renato Reyes

[From the web] Indignant by Renato Reyes

Indignant by Renato Reyes, LIKE A ROLLING STONE April 23, 2012 I write this not for my activist friends who are already partisan, but for my other friends and possible readers who may not be sympathetic to the plight of the Silverio Compound residents that faced off with the police in today’s violent demolition. I … Continue reading »