Philippines: Bayan Muna calls for joint congressional probe on slays

MANILA — Bayan Muna Representatives Satur Ocampo and Teddy Casi?o today called
on the House to jointly investigate with the Senate the military’s
culpability in the continuing killings of activists critical of the
Arroyo administration.
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Philippines: Laws of war, Constitution require Trillanes et al to speak out on slays

By Satur C. Ocampo
Bayan Muna President

There are many legal, political and moral bases for Senator-elect
Antonio Trillanes IV and other officers and gentlemen of the Armed
Forces of the Philippines to expose the truth about extrajudicial
executions, abductions and torture of Filipino activists which are
actually violations of international humanitarian law or the laws of
war.
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Philippines: Group slams new slays of lawyers

MANILA — The Counsels for the Defense of Liberties (CODAL, formerly the
Committee in Defense of Lawyers) today condemned the slay of Luis
Dote, a lawyer serving poor litigants, in Masbate City yesterday.

Dote, 46, was a lawyer connected with the Public Attorney’s Office.
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