News Release 25 November 2012 Amid worsening poverty and militarization of communities, violence against women cases in the Davao Region soar – Gabriela Women’s Party Southern Mindanao DAVAO CITY --…
By MAE FE ANCHETA-TEMPLA In this first foray in Today’s View, I want to debunk the misconception that women in prostitution are deviants and, therefore, have to be regarded as outcasts. Women suffer from such a categorization as if personality disorders have to be corrected and that rehabilitation is of utmost concern for the humanitarians. Here lies the psychoanalytic framework as a further analysis for women in prostitution.
By DANILDA L. FUSILERO Davao Today Protesters here are not only calling for justice for the victims of the Ampatuan massacre. They said that impunity continues from Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s reign to Noynoy Aquino with the increasing cases of rights abuses and growing numbers of rights victims.
Press release 23 November 2012 As we approach the International Human Rights Week, we are again called to reflect and reaffirm our stand on defending human rights, social justice and peace. Today,…
By AMIRA ALI LIDASAN Journalists and human rights groups are marking November 23 as the International Day to End Impunity, in remembrance of the 2009 Ampatuan Massacre, which according to International Freedom of Expression Exchange is “the single deadliest incident for journalists in recent history.”