Archive for May, 2009
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Satur: Nograles to Blame for Dispersal of Peasant Camp-Out
HUMAN RIGHTS So-called intelligence reports that there will be a big rally on Monday is no excuse for the House and the PNP to resort to the violent dispersal of the camp-out.
Reporters Without Borders
www.rsf.org
22 May 2009
PHILIPPINES
A journalist on army target list, another shot, possibly by soldier
Reporters Without Borders is alarmed to learn that a journalist and two human rights groups were on an armed forces “order of battle” list of surveillance targets in the south of Mindanao Island in 2007 because of their alleged links to [...]
Below is the statement of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility on the inclusion of journalist Carlos Conde in the Order of Battle of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
For additional information, please contact CMFR Press Alerts officer Melanie Pinlac at (+632) 894-1314 / (+632) 840-0903 / (+632) 840-0889 (telefax).
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TARGETING JOURNALISTS
THE INCLUSION of anyone [...]
New York, May 20, 2009—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Philippines government and the Armed Forces of the Philippines to clarify an accusation made by freelance journalist Carlos Conde that his name appeared on a 2007 official Armed Forces “order of battle” document.
Conde said he is concerned that the official document amounts to [...]
PRESS STATEMENT
20 May 2009
AFP ‘HIT LIST”: The cat is out of the bag
That the Armed Forces of the Philippines remains a principal suspect in the killing of Filipino journalists and activists, has once again been given credence when Filipino journalist Mr. Carlos Conde recently discovered his name in the “order of battle” of the [...]
“Why my name is included in the “order of battle” is a mystery. Unless, that is, the armed forces considers my and NUJP’s advocacy for press freedom, as well as pressuring the government to end the killings, as the work of enemies of the state. Unless the armed forces views my job and my writing as threats to this nation.”
CMFR/PHILIPPINES—A journalist from Bangued was unharmed after gunmen fired at her family’s house last 14 May 2009. Bangued is the capital of Abra, a province approximately 408 kms northwest of Manila.
Marjorie Bandayrel-Trinidad, news editor of the weekly community newspaper Abra Today, said she and her husband were awakened by the sound of breaking glass at [...]
HUMAN RIGHTS By Perla Aragon-Choudhury | What happens when women are too poor to pay for their own contraceptive supplies and long for the government to step in an offer simple support for an operation that would stop their unwanted pregnancies and enable them to take control of their lives?
POLITICS By Sweet Mary J. Cawicaan | Nationally speaking, the First Time Voters Network said roughly 60 percent of the 2010 electorate will come from the age bracket of 18 to 40 years old.
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The Philippine government under President Macapagal-Arroyo is very reluctant to prosecute foreigners or even to uphold the convictions of foreigners who rape Filipinos, national dignity and pride as a sovereign nation notwithstanding.
HUMAN RIGHTS By Alan Davis | Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project | The Army’s reputation is either being maliciously attacked here and the document is a forgery – or it is genuine but its contents have been misinterpreted – or the claims made by those who have presented it are true. Either way, the story needs following up and is a matter of concern for us all — including the entire diplomatic and donor community.
PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCIPT (SENATE LOUNGE)
SENATOR MANNY VILLAR
21 MAY 2009
Q: On the Committee of the whole decision to proceed with the C-5 hearings
Villar: Kanina po ay ginanap nila ang hearing. Hindi naman ako nagugulat sa resulta. Ito ay inaasahan natin. Ito na rin naman ang inaasahan ng lahat na magiging resulta. Pagkahaba-haba nga ng prusisyon, sa [...]
Press Release
May 22, 2009
Karapatan slams military’s arrogance, above the law posturing
Karapatan slammed today the military’s arrogant posturing during the hearing set by the Commission on Human Rights. The military’s intelligence officials refused to face the CHR panel and instead sent their lawyers who also claimed that Sgt. Helvin Bitang, one of the suspects to the [...]
Reds seek activation of NPA hit squads in cities After Ampatuan Massacre, 2009 a Record Year for Journalist Killings Worldwide CHR to military: Respect and protect human rights during martial law in Maguindanao Maguindanao, its political elite and a culture subservient to corruption U.S. Must Improve Responsiveness to Mass Atrocities; Absent UN Action, Make Clear Willingness to Act on Its Own, Says New CFR Report Martial law dilutes the Philippines’s human rights and democratic gains Martial law in Maguindanao sets ‘most dangerous precedent’ Lawyers will wear black armbands, ribbons in courts Law group shall file plunder cases against President Arroyo et al. UN Experts: Maguindanao massacre must be the start of a major reform process
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