MANILA — House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Satur C. Ocampo today
urged Congress to immediately pass a bill banning and penalizing the
crime of enforced disappearances.
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Concerned citizens led by former DOST Undersecretary Josie Lichauco, Bettina Legarda, Marilyn Orosa, national artist Bienvenido Lumbera, Nini Quezon-Avance?a, and lawyer Harry Roque march on Ayala Avenue on Friday to…
MANILA — The Philippine human rights organization KARAPATAN, joins the families of victims of human rights violations and concerned Filipinos in urging the United Nations to set up a special tribunal to hear the cases of extrajudicial executions, disappearances and other human rights violations committed by the Arroyo regime against the Filipino people.
MANILA — The American people are proud to support efforts against trafficking in persons in the Philippines ? and most importantly, programs that support victims by giving them shelter and emotional care.
MANILA — The umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan slammed the Armed Forces of the Philippines for spinning ?blatant lies about the disappearances of Jonas Burgos despite circumstantial evidence pointing the Army?s involvement.?
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