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Video: Short films on human rights in Philippines banned

This short film, by the independent filmmaker Jon Red, is one of the public service advertisements on extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances in the Philippines that were banned for public exhibition by government censors, who said these films "are presented unfairly, one-sided and undermines the faith and confidence of the government and duly constituted authorities for public exhibition." Click here to view the other films.

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Children are once again casualties of Basilan, Sulu wars

Children?s vulnerabilities have further been aggravated by reports from the DSWD in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao that on August 19, eight kids aged 4 to 16 years old from Indanan, Sulu, were arrested and tortured along with their parents by the military?s Joint Special Operations Force.

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Increasing Dutch investments in Philippines tied to Joma arrest

"By compromising national patrimony to the Dutch and allowing their companies full and unhampered access to Philippine natural resources, the Arroyo government was able to secure a deal with the Dutch government to go after Prof. Sison and the NDF in the Netherlands," said Anakpawis Rep. Crispin Beltran.

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Peace talks with gov?t good as dead, say rebels


By GERMELINA A. LACORTE | Davao Today

The NDF says the arrest of Jose Maria Sison signaled the end of the peace negotiations. And any local peace talks, which the government and the military now favor, would be pointless. ?The regime will end up talking to itself,? said Gregorio ?Ka Roger? Rosal, the communist party?s spokesman.

Free Joma. Supporters of Sison hold a rally in Utrecht. (Photo courtesy of arkibongbayan.org)


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