I think that there is a chance for change because there is no current alignment between Biden and Duterte. I think that this provides an opening. Pressure needs to start on Biden/Harris now with very clear demands. It cannot be simply the presentation of how bad the situation is in the Philippines but a demand for concrete policies.
Category: International
International groups launch probe on human rights violations in PH
“This is most definitely a global issue…We must not allow the call for human rights to be hijacked. Accountability must be part of the justice and democratic system.”
Political imprisonment is a worldwide repression that demands worldwide resistance
Activists in the Philippines, Guatemala and Palestine are arrested and detained for their political beliefs. The international community demands the release of all political prisoners.
Dear Mr. Bezos, the days of Amazon’s impunity are over
“We stand ready to act in our respective legislatures to support the movement that is growing around the world to make Amazon pay.”
Make Amazon pay
The growth of CEO Jeff Bezos’s astronomical wealth — up $100 billion since March, now surpassing that of any other human in history — is directly proportional to Amazon’s human and environmental costs: his corporation mistreats its workers, wrecks the climate, and undermines the public institutions underpinning our democracies along the way along the way.
Uncertain future following close elections in former British colony
Biden has a host of issues ahead of him come January – including a healthcare crisis and ethnic and racial violence.
U.S. elections as a platform for pushing for reforms
Biden and Trump may seem like they’re polar opposites but they’re not. The former plays a strongman right-wing fanatic character, while the latter takes the “Uncle Joe” / “Obama association” character. Either way, both candidates play through character branding while they fall short on the real programs that would genuinely benefit the people.
Why the Kurdistan struggle should be a global struggle
“This is not just a Kurdish problem. This is a problem artificially created by the imperialist European states, mainly Britain and France, after the collapse of the Ottoman empire. This means that the solidarity with the Kurdish people’s struggle is not just a solidarity for their right to self-determination. The vital part of the Kurdish struggle is the democratization of the region.”
Reinstating death penalty goes against PH’s international commitments
“No country wants to be responsible for violating international law and considered unlawful particularly with laws that have been voluntarily ratified. It paints a picture of inconsistency, reduces the credibility of state responsibility and genuinely undermines the rule of law.”
This October, the world fights for Palestine
“Despite the UN Resolution 194 that called for the returning of Palestinian refugees to their homeland, Israel denies our existence because their ideology is that no people were ever in that place called Palestine.”
People’s tribunal to investigate US war crimes
One half-century later, the Progressive International (PI) is once again calling on the conscience of mankind against the crimes of US imperialism.