MANILA, Philippines — The husband of slain human rights worker Eden Marcellana almost found himself in the same situation as his wife when bonnet clad men armed with rifles attempted to kill him in Cabuyao, Laguna.
Marcellana is the 8th nominee of partylist group Anakpawis and is also the concurrent secretary general of KASAMA-TK, a militant farmers organization.
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“… The difference between rape in films and marital rape is that we cannot scream, as our child might wake up in the other room. Or our child is right there next to us, her or his face distorted with terror. And another difference is that the person who does this to us is someone we used to love, someone we once trusted more than anyone else. And there is another difference, too: that others say that we invented the whole thing…”
A victim of rape in the home
“…At least 85 per cent of them are whores. They wanted to have sex, but then do not manage to come to an agreement. They are prostitutes, overtly or secretly…”
A police officer and advisor on rape issues
Two thirds of sexual crimes in Hungary are committed by people known to the victim, yet few of the perpetrators are tried for their crimes, Amnesty International said today.
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In 2006, the US$12.4 billion net worth of the Philippines?s 10 richest is equivalent to the combined annual income of the poorest 9.8 million households.
MANILA — Partylist frontrunners Bayan Muna, Anakpawis and Gabriela, as well as
Suara Bangsamoro and Kabataan, hereby endorse Mrs. Sonia Roco and
former Sen. Nikki Coseteng in the 2007 elections.
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MANILA, Philippines — Anakpawis Representative and political detainee Crispin Beltran said that it’s becoming apparent that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)’ top brass want the family and supporters of abducted activist Jay-Jay Burgos to think that their search for Burgos has come to a dead-end. Beltran denounced the AFP and AFP chief of staff Hermogenes Esperon and Executive secretary Eduardo Ermita for their statements that there is no viable proof that the military is behind Burgos’ abduction.