More than 600 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) launched a protest at the Negros Occidental District Jail-Male Dormitory (NODJ-MD) in Bago City, Negros Occidental starting August 24. This was in response to numerous cases of rights violations inside the jail under the leadership of Jail Warden JCINSP Atty. Crisyrel P. Awe, DSC. For over four […]
Naglulunsad ng protesta ang higit 600 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) sa Negros Occidental District Jail-Male Dormitory (NODJ-MD) sa Bago City, Negros Occidental simula Agosto 24. Tugon nila ito sa patung-patong na mga kaso ng paglabag sa kanilang karapatan sa loob ng bilangguan sa pangunguna ni Jail Warden JCINSP Atty. Crisyrel P. Awe, DSC. Higit […]
Different groups gathered on August 23 in Davao City to officially launch the Free Agusan 6 Network which will lead the campaign for the release of the Agusan 6 political prisoners. The six are organizers and defenders of the rights of farmers and indigenous peoples in Mindanao who were arrested on June 13 at a […]
Nagtipon-tipon ang iba’t ibang grupo noong Agosto 23 sa Davao City upang upisyal na ilunsad ang Free Agusan 6 Network, grupong mangunguna sa kampanyang pagpapalaya sa mga bilanggong pulitikal na Agusan 6. Ang anim ay mga organisador at tagapagtanggol ng karapatan ng mga magsasaka at katutubo sa Mindanao na inaresto noong Hunyo 13 sa isang […]
On August 14, National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultant Renante Gamara and construction workers Diony Borre and Raul Razo walked free after several years of detention. This followed their acquittal along with two others—NDFP consultant Tirso Alcantara and peasant organizer Dionisio Almonte—in kidnapping and related murder and frustrated murder cases. While the three […]
Nakalaya noong Agosto 14 mula sa ilang taon nang detensyon ang konsultant ng National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) na si Renante Gamara at mga manggagawa sa konstruksyon sina Diony Borre at Raul Razo. Kasunod ito ng pagwawalang-sala sa kanila, kasama ang dalawang iba pa na sina Tirso Alcantara, konsultant ng NDFP, at organisador […]
After over a year of unjust detention, torture, and harassment, a San Fernando City, Pampanga court dismissed the illegal possession of firearms and explosives case against the so-called Mexico 4. Karapatan Central Luzon recognized the court’s decision favoring the four peasant organizers and human rights defenders. The Mexico 4 consists of Maria Theresa Buscayno, Andres […]
Matapos ang higit isang taong hindi makatarungang detensyon, tortyur at panggigipit, ibinasura ng isang korte sa San Fernando City, Pampanga ang kasong illegal possession of firearms and explosives laban sa tinaguriang Mexico 4. Kinilala ng Karapatan Central Luzon ang naging desisyon ng korte laban sa apat na organisador ng mga magsasaka at tagapagtanggol ng karapatang-tao. […]
Agusan 6 marked their second month of detention on August 13 amid relentless military harassment. On August 11, the military took one of them, Grace “Nik-nik” Man-aning, from Agusan del Sur Jail and transferred her to military custody without notifying her lawyers and relatives. Witnesses said Man-aning cried and showed obvious distress as soldiers from […]
Dumaan ang pangalawang buwan ng pagkakapiit ng Agusan 6 noong Agosto 13 sa gitna ng tuluy-tuloy na panggigipit sa kanila ng militar. Noong Agosto 11, isa sa kanila, si Grace “Nik-nik” Man-aning, ay kinuha sa Agusan del Sur Jail at inilipat sa kostudiya ng militar nang walang abiso sa kanyang mga abugado at kamag-anak. Ayon […]