All Posts Tagged Tag: ‘political prisoners’
On the 5th year of its founding and on the occasion of the 40th year of Martial Law: Rights Lawyers “fast for freedom” for political prisoners; Keeping political prisoners under lock after 40 years of dictatorship a “continuing shame”
PRESS STATEMENT, 14 September 2012 – Hundreds of human rights lawyers and law students of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) today conducted a nationwide simultaneous sympathy “fast for freedom” in solidarity with Philippine political prisoners. NUPL, the country’s largest human rights lawyers’ group, …
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Aquino’s double-standard justice very apparent in his treatment of political prisoners and GMA: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA) is free as political prisoners suffer in jail –Karapatan
Karapatan Public Info Desk, Press Statement, August 2, 2012 – Today, August 2, 2012 is the first hearing of the three (3) of the forty three (43) various cases lodged against *Tirso “Ka Bart” Alcantara* at the Taguig Regional Trial Court in Camp Bagong Diwa, …
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A Father’s Plea
July 31, 2012 DEAR FRIENDS, Political prisoner Ericson Acosta is in need of medical attention. Please forward, blog, tweet and share this letter of appeal from the Acosta family. We also encourage everybody to write to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to request the resolution …
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In Honor of Ninoy: President Benigno Simeon Aquino III urged to grant presidential amnesty for political prisoners on Ninoy Aquino day
Press Release, 1 August 2012 – In a few weeks Ninoy Aquino Day will be observed on August 21, commemorating the anniversary of the 1983 assassination of former Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. On this occasion, the Philippines Solidarity Network of Aotearoa (PSNA) reiterates appeal for …
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Political prisoners on hunger strike heighten action for freedom
FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS! Friends, Here are some developments of the fasting/hunger strike of political prisoners in the Philippines. Your continuing support for the demands of political prisoners to grant them a general, unconditional and omnibus amnesty by the Aquino government is much needed. We …
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