“Pagkalinawan’s statement is a pretext for the speedy extra-judicial killing of [Windel] Bolinget before law and evidence will prove that this is a false charge.”
Groups condemn police’s shoot-to-kill order against Igorot leader
Anne Marxze Umil
6 farmers arrested for harvesting own crops, hundreds others evicted due to land grabbing
“The situation of Filipino peasants when they marched from Central Luzon to Mendiola in 1987 remains unchanged, and even worse this 2021, especially with the rising cases of peasant massacres and mass killings under the Duterte administration.” – KMP
‘I saw them shoot my husband’ – wife of slain Tumandok leader
“I asked why they killed him, and they denied it. But I saw it with my own two eyes, they shot my husband.”
Duterte, not the Reds, obstacle to peace
“It is important that peace talks continue as this is one of the avenues to resolve the roots of armed conflict.”
Kin, colleagues slam move to keep 4 union organizers in jail
“Parang binuhusan ako ng malamig na tubig. (My enthusiasm was immediately put off) If you could just imagine the mental anguish that we feel because all along we thought we will be with him this Christmas.”
Lawyers ask SC to act on killings of lawyers, judges
“When lawyers, prosecutors, and workers in the justice sector are murdered with impunity and alarming regularity, no one feels safe; our people lose trust and faith in our government and its justice system, and the unscrupulous are emboldened to take the law in their criminal hands.”
Tarlac shooting, not an isolated case
“Impunity. When the police think they can do anything, including shoot unarmed civilians at point blank, and when they show us how human life has very little value nowadays. #StopTheKillingsPH.”
Kin urge SC to release union organizers, decry violation of rights
Relatives of Dennise Velasco and Joel Demate asserted that the “issuance of the search warrants was tainted with infirmities,” and the implementation of the search warrant “is in violation of established rules of procedure and in gross derogation of their constitutional rights.”
International groups launch probe on human rights violations in PH
“This is most definitely a global issue…We must not allow the call for human rights to be hijacked. Accountability must be part of the justice and democratic system.”
Groups condemn murder of doctor and husband, highlight dangers of red-tagging
“How many more people need to suffer the fate of the dozens of individuals killed – red-tagged as terrorists and then end up dead? Health frontliners like them who rendered invaluable service and sacrifice especially during the pandemic were not only exposed to a deadly virus but to a dangerous political environment.”
Nasino asks SC to review her case for the sake of other mothers and babies in prison
“This heartbreaking predicament of having babies separated from their detained mothers, and of being denied of their basic human right to their mother’s breastmilk, that is justified by rules issued by jail authorities, is what Reina Mae brings before the Supreme Court for its review and resolution.”