MANILA — The Arroyo government?s plan to revive the controversial P47.93-million Laiban Dam project spell serious social costs for thousands of local residents and indigenous communities, according to independent think-tank IBON Foundation.
The leadership of both Fatah and Hamas must ensure that the security forces and armed militias under their respective control in the West Bank and Gaza Strip put an end to the cycle of abuses that is forcing many people to flee. Many have been forced to leave the Gaza Strip in recent days to escape the deliberate and unlawful killings of Fatah militants and supporters by Hamas gunmen. Similarly, in the West Bank, Hamas members have been forced into hiding by revenge killings, abductions and attacks against their properties carried out by Fatah gunmen.
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Last week?s passage of a law outlawing domestic violence and establishing the rights of women when it comes to inheritance and the registration of customary marriages is an important step forward in improving the status of women — particularly rural women — and ensuring greater protection for women and girls against violence in the home and community across Sierra Leone.
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November 5 will be Day of Protest in European Media
Tens of thousands of journalists are planning a co-ordinated day of protests in every European capital to highlight a dramatic media crisis over political pressure, falling standards and poor working conditions across Europe.
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MANILA — The Ecumenical Movement for Justice and Peace (EMJP), together with other human rights organizations, raises its voice today in opposing the implementation of the Human Security Act of 2007 or Republic Act 9372 or simply called the Anti-Terror Law.