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May 24, 2013 Manila, Philippines

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Human Rights

Monday, April 22nd, 2013

After 10 years, still no justice for 2 slain activists

"Justice is dead in our country." – Orly Marcellana Related story Following the footsteps of their mother

Monday, April 22nd, 2013

Following the footsteps of their mother

“Nanay, don’t worry. We are still intact as a family. We will continue to fight for you and for all the other victims of extrajudicial killings.” -- Ara Marcellana

Friday, April 19th, 2013

Kin, colleagues mark birthday of missing activist

"Manong! Be strong as always! We share your hardships, feel your pain, we miss you so much and we will not stop searching for you! May you have a Happy Birthday!"

Friday, April 19th, 2013

Peasant family’s home burned down

“They treat us like dogs. We may be poor but we also want to live decently.”

Thursday, April 18th, 2013

Campus press under siege

“Press freedom violations are being committed to prevent student writers from becoming critical, or to tame, paralyze and even shut down militant student papers.” – College Editors Guild of the Philippines

Wednesday, April 17th, 2013

Gringo Honasan named as one of commanding officers of team that abducted, killed Olalia, Alay-ay

A state witness said then colonel Gringo Honasan headed the Special Operations Group, under the Defense department, that abducted and killed labor leaders Rolando Olalia and Leonor Alay-ay in 1986.

Wednesday, April 17th, 2013

Portraying the pain that no mother should go through

"It is about the journey of a mother who seeks the truth about her son.”

Thursday, April 11th, 2013

‘Why pick on our daughter?’ – Activist couple

In the morning of April 2, the day she was abducted, Gestine saw two men in soldier’s uniform on a motorcycle parked in front of her school staring at her.

Wednesday, April 10th, 2013

‘I shouted we were kids,’ boy recalls soldiers firing at them

“Nisinggit pa gani ko, mga bata mi sir, tulo ka beses, ayha sila miundang og pabuto, dayon mitubag sila, sa ibabaw ra daw sila nagpabuto, (I shouted at them three times, that we are kids, then they...

Monday, April 8th, 2013

Threat hounds witnesses, family of boy killed in Mabini strafing

The 13-year-old wounded boy, Jonas, (not his real name) who is still recuperating at the Davao Regional Hospital in Tagum City is now “heavily guarded” by military men of the 10th Infantry Division, Philippine Army. Hanimay Suazo,...