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Philippines Protestants to Arroyo: What’s so special about child rapist?

?What a harlot she has become!
She once was full of justice, righteousness lodged in her?
but now murderers!
Your silver has become dross, your wine is mixed with water.
Your rulers are tyrants, partners of thieves.
All are greedy for profit and chase after bribes.
They show no justice to the orphan,
the cause of the widow is never heard.?
– Isaiah 1:21-23

Women and children in Philippine society have become the least of the least?no one to give them justice and no one to hear their cause. They might as well be orphans and widows!
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Bayan Muna mourns death of Auxillo, presses support for Trillanes? probe on extrajudicial killings

Davao City ? Bayan Muna mourns over the death of Bayan Muna-Bohol secretary general Mario Auxillo saying ?the latest victim of political killing under the Arroyo regime bares the unabated operation of Oplan Bantay Laya and the president?s lip service in dealing with the matters of human rights violations.?
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IFJ slams Fijian government?s deportation and blacklisting of New Zealand journalist

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has slammed the Fijian government for the detainment and deportation of deporting a New Zealand journalist as an attack on the freedom of the press.
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Pakistan: Journalist murdered in Sindh, and another journalist kidnapped in Baluchistan

Only days after the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) was joined by journalists? organisations around the world in demanding the Pakistan government take action to address the appalling press freedom and journalist safety situation, the IFJ is shocked to learn of the murder of a journalist and kidnapping of another in Pakistan.

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