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State of human rights in the country
The state of human rights in the country is bound to worsen in the next six years under Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
In an assessment of the Arroyo regime's record from 2001 to the first half of this year, KARAPATAN said it foresees a rise in human rights violations in the Philippines with the regime's enforcement of Arroyo's "strong republic" and its zealous advancement of the US' "anti-terrorist" war.
It may be recalled that before "Balance Piston 04-03" ended in Central Mindanao, AFP chief Gen. Narciso Abaya confirmed that 18 more joint military exercises between the US and the Philippines would be held this year. With the US' military presence and intervention in the country also on the rise, campaigns against the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)-led armed revolutionary movement waged by the New People's Army (NPA) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)-led Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Force (BIAF) are bound to intensify.
As the civil liberties of the broad masses are suppressed, the oppression and exploitation of the toiling masses are likewise expected to heighten due to non-stop attacks by the fascist state on the legal democratic movement. As a result, there will be more and more people arrested for political offenses but slapped with criminal cases.
Meanwhile, the regime continues to turn a deaf ear to the clamor for justice by victims of human rights violations, especially under the Marcos dictatorship. It remains uncertain when the 10,000 victims of human rights violations under martial law will be justly compensated despite court rulings in their favor both in the Philippines and the US.
Growing list of human rights violations (2001-2004)
| Persons forcibly evacuated or rendered homeless: | 113,211 |
| Persons victimized by threats, harassment and intimidation: | 26,093 |
| Victims of destruction to property: | 12,067 |
| Victims of loss of property: | 8,966 |
| Victims of illegal searches: | 5,786 |
| Victims of coercion: | 1,559 |
| Victims of food and economic blockades: | 1,337 |
| Victims of physical attack: | 1,289 |
| Victims of "hamletting": | 1,236 |
| Victims of illegal arrest and detention: | 1,191 |
| Persons reconcentrated in "hamlets�: | 896 |
| Victims of arbitrary and illegal detention: | 676 |
| Victims of summary execution/massacre: | 319 |
| Victims of torture: | 183 |
| Victims of attempted murder: | 59 |
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 07 September 2004
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