Nakalaya mula sa anim na taong pagkakakulong ang 28-anyos na tapasero sa tubuhan na si Jason Abria noong Marso 6 matapos ibasura ng Regional Trial Court 7 Branch 64 sa Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental ang kasong pagpaslang na isinampa laban sa kanya. Inilabas ng korte ang desisyon noong Pebrero 28. Si Abria, residente ng Barangay […]
Kapatid-Negros announced the release on February 27 of a National Federation of Sugar Workers (NFSW) veteran organizer after five years of incarceration at Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ). Gaspar Davao, 60, a resident of Barangay Pinapugasan, Escalante City, have been in prison since 2020 on charges of illegal possession of explosives. Davao was on his […]
Inianunsyo ng Kapatid-Negros ang paglaya noong Pebrero 27 ng beteranong organisador ng National Federation of Sugar Workers (NFSW) mula sa limang taon na pagkakakulong Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ). Si Gaspar Davao, 60, residente ng Barangay Pinapugasan, Escalante City, ay ikinulong noong 2020 sa paratang na illegal possession of explosives. Si Davao ay pauwi mula […]
Tanggol Quezon calls for accountability and justice for the death of an ailing political prisoner from Quezon last December 25, 2024. Hilario de Roxas, a farmer from Catanauan, Quezon, suffered a stroke and died due to the criminal negligence of New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City, according to the group. De Roxas was a […]
Pananagutan at hustisya ang panawagan ng Tanggol Quezon sa pagkamatay ng isang maysakit na bilanggong pulitikal mula sa Quezon noong Disyembre 25, 2024. Ayon sa grupo, dahil sa kriminal na kapabayaan ng New Bilibid Prison (NBP) sa Muntinlupa City, inatake ng stroke at binawian ng buhay si Hilario de Roxas, isang magsasakang mula Catanauan, Quezon. […]
Griefen Arlegui and Reynaldo Viernes Jr, known as the Angat 2, walked free after 6 years of imprisonment, after the court finally dismissed the case of illegal possession of firearms and explosives the CIDG filed against them. The two young students were arrested on April 13, 2019 in Angat, Bulacan while hanging posters for Bayan […]
Lumaya kahapon sina Griefen Arlegui at Reynaldo Viernes Jr, kilala bilang Angat 2, mula sa 6-taong pagkakabilanggo. Ito ay matapos tuluyang ibinasura ng korte ang kasong illegal possession of firearms and explosives na isinampa laban sa kanila ng CIDG. Inaresto ang dalawang kabataang estudyante noong Abril 13, 2019 sa Angat, Bulacan sa kalagitnaan ng pagdidikit […]
Various human rights and democratic organizations condemn a Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) memorandum on January 10, ordering “enhanced security measures” over prisoners suspected of having links to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) or its allies. This not only jeopardizes the lives and safety of political prisoners but also legitimizes the […]
Binatikos ng iba’t ibang mga grupo sa karapatang-tao at demokratikong organisasyon ang inilabas na memorandum ng Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) nong Enero 10 na nag-atas na “mahigpit na bantayan” ang mga bilanggong hinihinalang may kaugnayan sa Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas (PKP) o mga alyado nito. Hindi lamang nito higit na isinasapanganib ang […]
Human rights groups and advocates recognized the Supreme Court’s recent decision upholding the constitutional right against illegal searches and seizures. The decision requires the search warrant to specify the exact location to be searched. Unless this information is provided, the warrant is considered a “general warrant” and is therefore unconstitutional. “This ruling is especially significant […]