A LETTER FROM PRISON By: Temogen “Cocoy” Tulawie December 9, 2012 Dear Fellow Human Rights Defenders, Peace Advocates and Friends of the Bangsamoro people, Assalamu Alaikum Warrahmatullahi Wabarakatu! I am writing from my prison here at the Davao City Jail where I had been confined for 332 days since my arrest last January 13, 2012. I join all of you
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Remembering the Saffron Revolution, Solidarity Activists vow to continue support in pushing for genuine reforms and democratization in Burma On the 5th anniversary of the Saffron Revolution, the Free Burma Coalition- Philippines (FBC-P) reiterates its solidarity with the Burmese peoples’ continuing struggle for genuine democracy, freedom and justice. FBC-P believes that the current changes taking place in Burma, is the
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Akbayan Party congratulates Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy April 4, 2012 Akbayan Party congratulates Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League of Democracy (NLD) for their historic victory in the recently concluded by-elections in Burma. Despite persistent efforts by the military junta to derail the elections, the NLD has won at least
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Statement from the Burma/Myanmar Delegation to the ACSC/APF 2012 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Burma/Myanmar’s workshop, along with three other workshops, was not allowed to take place at the ACSC/APF 2012. Rather, the organizers were forced to move the workshops to another location. The workshop was to be on Burma/Myanmar’s current political and human rights situation and the challenges this poses
Read moreSuu Kyi makes election debut in Myanmar. GMA News, AFP April 1, 2012 Kawhmu, Myanmar — Voting began Sunday in Myanmar elections seen as a test of the government’s budding reforms, with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi standing for a seat in parliament for the first time. A victory for Suu Kyi would cap a remarkable transformation for the
Read morePinay sex strike leader named one of world’s 150 fearless women GMA News March 11, 2012 Hasna Kandatu, the Filipina who led a sex strike last year to quell fighting in Mindanao, was named as one of Newsweek magazine‘s 150 most fearless women of the world. According to Newsweek’s partner The Daily Beast, these women started revolutions, opened schools, and
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Games, Politics, and Society Politics for breakfast February 19, 2012 Should Syria continue its costly war against terrorism? Did Myanmar‘s junta make a good choice in letting Aung San Suu Kyi campaign for a parliament seat? Why did Ahmadinejad decide to disclose new nuclear projects amid apparent opposition of the US and NATO countries on its nuclear program? How will
Read moreDFA chief Del Rosario meets Suu Kyi, vows support By Jerry E. Esplanada, Philippine Daily Inquirer February 14, 2012 MANILA, Philippines—Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario has joined the growing list of supporters of Burmese democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi. During a Feb. 9 meeting with Suu Kyi at her Rangoon residence, Del Rosario “expressed his sincere wish” the
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The Free Burma Coalition-Philippines (FBC-Phils) and the Initiatives for International Dialogue (IID) invite you DEMOCRATIZATION PERSPECTIVES IN BURMA: “Strengthening Philippine Solidarity” A Public Forum 09 February 2012 (9:00am-8:00pm) UP Balay Kalinaw, University of the Philippines – Diliman Quezon City TENTATIVE PUBLIC FORUM PROGRAM 9:00 to 12:00noon lunch at 12:00 noon Registration Welcome Remarks Presentations by speakers focusing on the
Read moreBALI / GENEVA (28 November 2011) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Monday that the next two years will be crucial to the development of regional and national human rights institutions in the ASEAN region, particularly in the light of developments under way in Myanmar, which will chair ASEAN in 2014. Pillay has spent the
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