BY BULATLAT The Department of Justice opposed the medical request of political detainee Randall Echanis, the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP-Philippine Peasant Movement) said. Echanis is the KMP deputy secretary general for external affairs. He was arrested in April this year for trumped-up charges of murder. He is now detained at the Manila City Jail.…
Day: October 20, 2008
UN Envoy to Attend Counter Assembly to GMFD
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights of Migrants will attend the International Assembly of Migrants and Refugees (IAMR), a counterpart assembly to the Global Forum and Development (GMFD). Migrants’ groups will take the opportunity to bring to the attention of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights of Migrants cases of migrants including…