[Action Alert] Philippines: Shoot to kill threat against alleged community organizers and left-leaning organizations by Cordillera Police

Action Alert April 3, 2020 (Philippines) Shoot to kill threat against alleged community organizers and left-leaning organizations by Cordillera Police based on the pronouncement of President Duterte on April 2, 2020 Dear Friends, The Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) is forwarding to you an appeal regarding the alleged harassment against alleged community organizers…

[Action Alert] Curfew violators in San Isidro, Paranaque City were allegedly arbitrarily arrested and detained and tortured by members of the police with the knowledge of Barangay Captain Noel Japlos -TFDP

Action Alert March 26, 2020 (Philippines) Curfew violators in San Isidro, Paranaque City were allegedly arbitrarily arrested and detained and tortured by members of the police with the knowledge of Barangay Captain Noel Japlos Dear Friends, The Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) is forwarding to you an appeal regarding the alleged practice of…

[Video] ARESTO: Alamin ang iyong karapatan! (Part 1)-TFDP

Alamin sa bidyong ito ang iyong mga karapatan kung ikaw ay INAARESTO. #HumanRights #COVID19ph Anuman ang sitwasyon, nananatiling lubos at hindi dapat yurakan ang ating mga batayang karapatan. Lubos na absulote ang lahat ng karapatang ito. Sa anumang kondisyon o pangyayari, hindi maaring pigilan o suspendihin ang mga karapatang ito. Ito ay totoo kahit sa…

[Video] CHECKPOINT: Alamin ang iyong karapatan! -TFDP

Kahit mayroong hindi magandang impresyon ang taumbayan sa CHECKPOINTS na ipinatutupad ng mga otoridad, dapat igalang parin ang mga otoridad na nagbabantay dito. Kung ikaw ay nasa sasakyan at pinahinto sa checkpoint, ibaba ang bintana ng sasakyan sa gawi ng drayber, maging magalang sa pagsagot sa tanong ng opisyal at tandaan ang pangalan ng opisyal…

[In the news] Church leaders, advocates say human rights ‘deteriorating’ in Visayas -RAPPLER.com

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Human rights has deteriorated in the Visayas, human rights defenders and leaders from the Catholic Church said here on Tuesday, December 10. “It’s deteriorating on all fronts,” Fr. Jose Bagadiong, a Catholic priest of the Society of the Divine Word, told Rappler on the sidelines of Task Force Detainees of the…

[From the web] Assault on human rights defenders in the Philippines at crisis point -TFDP

As we mark the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), it is, we firmly believe, as relevant today as it was when it was adopted 71 years ago. Human rights defenders, environmental activists, indigenous peoples rights defenders, lawyers and journalists in the country are facing unprecedented levels of persecution, intimidation and violence,…

[From the web] Rights groups call on public to resist brewing dictatorship -TFDP

Wednesday, few days before the 47th anniversary of Martial Law, the Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) https://tfdp.net/ presents its mid-term human rights situation report of Duterte’s administration in a press conference held in Quezon City. “We are living in dangerous times again and many seem not to bother nor care that the whimsical…

[Tula] Sr. Cresencia Lardizabal Lucero : “ halimbawa ng pananampalataya’t, pakikibaka -ni Vic Obina

May 20, 2019 Sr. Cresencia Lardizabal Lucero : “ halimbawa ng pananampalataya’t, pakikibaka” sa mga panahong ika’y naging kapatid sa lahat, sa mga panahong kaibigan kang naging matapat, sa mga araw na wala kang sinipat-sipat, ang araw ay hindi lilipas, hindi hihinto..na walang pag-alay ng panalangin, gabay sa mga gagawin, malasakit ilalaan.. sa kapwa at…

[Statement] Women Human Rights Defenders suffer the brunt of the attacks of Duterte -TFDP

Women Human Rights Defenders suffer the brunt of the attacks of Duterte Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP), a human rights organization and mission partner of the Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (AMRSP), commemorates the International Women’s Day by extending our solidarity with the women’s movement and condemn the attacks they…

[Statement] It is time again to raise our voices against the rising tide of tyranny -TFDP

Remembering people power still matters. In February 1986, the Filipino people rose as one and loudly declared: Tama Na! Sobra Na! Palitan Na! whose spirit we need badly to rekindle today. At EDSA we declared our abomination for all the human rights violations, the lies, the thievery of a dictatorship. 33 years after, It is…

[Statement] Maria Ressa’s arrest, Duterte’s way to sweep truth defenders out of his way -TFDP

Maria Ressa’s arrest, Duterte’s way to sweep truth defenders out of his way Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) calls the arrest of Maria Ressa by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) an outright government persecution and harassment of human rights defenders. It is part of a grand design to resurrect a dictatorship by…

[Statement] Legal recognition and protection of human rights defenders in the Philippines -TFDP

Legal recognition and protection of human rights defenders in the Philippines The Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP), a mission partner of the Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (AMRSP), respectfully submit this position paper to the House of Representatives Committee on Human Rights to support the enactment of a comprehensive and…

[Statement] Sister Pat can only be ‘undesirable’ to the eye of a human rights violator-TFDP

Sister Pat can only be ‘undesirable’ to the eye of a human rights violator-TFDP Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) calls the decision of the Philippine Bureau of Immigration (BI) to forfeit Sr. Pat Fox missionary visa as an obvious political persecution of a human rights defender, an attack on freedom of political beliefs…

[Right-up] When “Demons” Meet at Lent -by Norman Novio

When “Demons” Meet at Lent When the president joked (?), “shot her in the vagina,” did you know that the genitals of women victims of Maguindanao Massacre were shot and slashed? This is what I’ve learned from Commissioner Karen Dumpit of Commission of Human Rights (CHR) speaking before the delegates of the 18th National Convention…

[Video] #AyawNaminSaKarahasan #KarapatanHindiKahirapan -TFDP

Hindi lahat ng paglabag sa karapatang pantao ay palaging madugo… Ang kahirapan ay karahasan din ng pamahalaang dapat nag-lilingkod sa mamamayan. #AyawNaminSaKarahasan #KarapatanHindiKahirapan http://bit.ly/2o5AJau Website: tfdp.net Facebook: @TaskForceDetainees Twitter: @TFDPupdates Submit your contribution online through HRonlinePH@gmail.com Include your full name, e-mail address and contact number. All submissions are republished and redistributed in the same way…

[Statement] SEC’s revocation of Rappler’s license to operate, a move to silence critical voices, reminiscent of Martial Law -TFDP

SEC’s revocation of Rappler’s license to operate, a move to silence critical voices, reminiscent of Martial Law Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) condemns the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) decision to revoke Rappler’s license to operate. It is an obvious and blatant move to silence those perceived to be critical of the government.…

[Urgent Appeal] Enforced Disappearance of Phillip Bacudo, 19 years old in General Santos City, Mindanao, Philippines. -TFDP

URGENT APPEAL December 11, 2017 (PHILIPPINES) Enforced Disappearance of Phillip Bacudo, 19 years old in General Santos City, Mindanao, Philippines. __________ Dear friends, Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) writes to inform you about the enforced disappearance of Phillip Espiritu Bacudo, 19 years old, in General Santos City, Mindanao, Philippines. If you wish to…

[From the web] Families of Desaparecidos and EJK Victims light thousand candles on All Souls’ Day to call for end to state violence

Families of Desaparecidos and EJK Victims light thousand candles on All Souls’ Day to call for end to state violence -www.tfdp.net On November 2, 2017, All Souls’ Day, about 50 families of victims of involuntary disappearance and extrajudicial killings lead a gathering of more than a hundred religious, human rights advocates, and activists in lighting…

[Statement] Rights group to Davao CSSDO: Hypocrite! -iDEFEND Davao

Press Statement iDefend-Davao September 22, 2017 Hypocrite We deplore the highhanded questioning of the CSSDO on the young participants of yesterday’s picket-rally on the commemoration of imposition of martial law 45 years ago. We do not doubt the mandate of the office to provide services especially to the children and the youth. Mrs. Maria Luisa…

[Campaign] Mamamayan Ayaw sa Karahasan (MASK Campaign) -TFDP

MAMAMAYAN AYAW SA KARAHASAN (MASK CAMPAIGN) Lumalaganap ang KULTURA NG KARAHASAN pinangungunahan ng pamahalaan pa mismo sa bansa. Sumasalanta ito sa marami sa kasalukuyan at mamanahin ng mga susunod na henerasyon ang malalim na epekto nito sa mamamayan. Bukod sa ito ay tahasang paglabag sa karapatang pantao, nag-iiwan ito ng malalim na takot sa mamamayang…

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