Podcast: People’s lawyer talks about human rights
Although the basic right to life, dignity, and development are inalienable rights inherent to every human being, these rights can be suspended by the state for various reasons, political or…
Although the basic right to life, dignity, and development are inalienable rights inherent to every human being, these rights can be suspended by the state for various reasons, political or…
The 4th Pulang Bagani Company of the New People’s Army (PBC-NPA) in Southern Mindanao condemns the brutal killing of Conrado Cañete, a 57-year old farmer whose sole basis for being…
DAVAO CITY - The death of Rebelyn Pitao early this year was followed with the killing of the father of an NPA commander last November 28, indicating that the military…
5 December 2009 We absolutely oppose the imposition of martial law in Maguindanao and, prospectively, anywhere else in the country. We believe that, with the severe restrictions on freedoms it…
POOLED EDITORIAL
The perpetrators obviously thought that they could get away with their atrocity. The only possible explanation for such impunity is that these people were confident somebody higher up would protect them. We hold the regime of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo accountable for what happened in Ampatuan. It was her regime that had benefited from the reign of terror in Maguindanao. It was her regime that had encouraged and nurtured the violence that led to the massacre.