Arrest warrant is not a permit to abduct people — Bayan Muna
"Pastor Guerrero is a victim of police brutality, of a terrible violation of his rights," said Bayan Muna lawyer Neri Javier Colmenares.
"Pastor Guerrero is a victim of police brutality, of a terrible violation of his rights," said Bayan Muna lawyer Neri Javier Colmenares.
MANILA — Protests over human rights abuses await Philippine president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in the Australian cities of Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne from May 29-31, according to the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan. The announcement came after protests hounded Arroyo in her New Zealand visit.
MANILA, Philippines — Labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) today warned immigration
officials and Malacanang to refrain from any form of harassment or
arrest against Dennis Maga, Spokesperson of Free Ka Bel Movement
(FKBM) and Secretary General of ANGLO-KMU upon his arrival from New
Zealand on June 2.
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Activists and relatives of the Rev. Berlin Guerrero of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines hold a demonstration on Monday to demand his release. Guerrero was the latest victim of enforced disappearances in the Philippines. (Arkibong Bayan)
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?The Philippines is a disaster area for human rights," Green Party Foreign Affairs spokesman Keith Locke says. "Arroyo should be urged to stop the political carnage that she is currently condoning.?