Pimentel Identifies Most Dangerous Provisions of Philippines’s Terror Law

PIMENTEL IDENTIFIES MOST DANGEROUS PROVISIONS OF
ANTI-TERROR LAW

MANILA– Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr.
(PDP-Laban) today described the Human Security Act of
2007 as a dangerous piece of legislation, as he cited
at least five sections of the law which ?may be abused
by the powerful and used as instruments of state
terrorism against the powerless.?
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Sudan: War crimes suspects must be brought before International Criminal Court

MANILA — Amnesty International welcomed today?s decision by the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants for two suspected Sudanese war criminals, and urged the Sudanese government to immediately arrest the two men and hand them over to the Court in The Hague.
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IFJ Urges Nigeria to Launch Independent Investigation into ?Inhumane? Beating of Cameraman by Police Officers

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called on the Nigerian authorities to launch an independent investigation into the ?inhumane? beating of Dare Folorunso, a cameraman with the state-owned Ondo State Radiovision Corporation, by police officers who accused him of shooting ?offensive? video of female police officers.
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Colombian Journalists Mark Press Freedom Day with Historic Launch of National Union

In the early hours of May 3rd delegates from around Colombia finalized the launch of a new national union ? a landmark event in one of the world?s most dangerous regions for journalists.

The foundation of the Colombian Federation of Journalists, the country?s first national union, was welcomed by the International Federation of Journalists at United Nations celebrations for World Press Freedom Day held in the city of Medellin in Colombia, a notorious centre of crime and drug-running, which has seen dozens of attacks on journalists over the past decade.
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Colombian Journalists Mark Press Freedom Day with Historic Launch of National Union

In the early hours of May 3rd delegates from around Colombia finalized the launch of a new national union ? a landmark event in one of the world?s most dangerous regions for journalists.

The foundation of the Colombian Federation of Journalists, the country?s first national union, was welcomed by the International Federation of Journalists at United Nations celebrations for World Press Freedom Day held in the city of Medellin in Colombia, a notorious centre of crime and drug-running, which has seen dozens of attacks on journalists over the past decade.
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