Groups Launch Bid to Seek Justice for Grecil Buya
Justice for Grecil Buya. The family and friends of Grecil Buya, the nine-year-old girl from New Bataan, Compostela Valley, who was killed by soldiers last month, launched a movement this…
Philippines: Where Is Luisa?, Gabriela Asks AFP
NEWS RELEASE
17 April 2007
Reference: Rep. Liza Maza, Gabriela Women?s Partylist (09209134540)
Emmi de Jesus, Gabriela Secretary General (09173221203)
GABRIELA to AFP: WHERE IS LUISA?
?Almost two decades ago, we took up the fight for Ma. Luisa Posa-Dominado?s freedom from the detention cells of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It is logical to come again to the doorstep of Luisa?s former captors, with her recent abduction, and ask: Where is Luisa now?? said Rep. Liza Maza, representative of Gabriela Women?s Party.
IFJ Demands Release of Guantanamo Cameraman after 100 Days of Hunger Strike
Media Release
17 April 2007
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) called on the US government to release Al-Jazeera cameraman, Sami al-Haj, who this morning started his 100th day of hunger strike after almost five-years of detention at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Centre.
Sulu Clashes Could Disrupt Philippines Elections
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Senate Minority Leader Aquilino
?Nene? Q. Pimentel, Jr. (PDP-Laban) today expressed
concern that renewed clashes between government
soldiers and Muslim rebels in Sulu could disrupt the
May 14 elections unless it is stopped immediately.
Pimentel urged the government and military authorities
to look into the cause of the latest outbreak of
fighting between Armed Forces of the Philippines and
the Moro National Liberation Front in Sulu,
particularly the group of a Habier Malik, to prevent
their recurrence.
Pimentel Urges Philippine Govt to Use All Means to Stop Sulu Clashes
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Senate Minority Leader Aquilino
?Nene? Q. Pimentel, Jr. (PDP-Laban) today urged the
Arroyo government and the Armed Forces of the
Philippines to persuade the Moro National Liberation
Front (MNLF) group led by Ustadz Habier Malik to
immediately stop the hostilities in Sulu.