May 23, 2013     Manila, Philippines
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Thursday, March 15th, 2012

Soldiers shoot at houses of residents in Isabela, Cagayan provinces

By RONALYN V. OLEA “Why are you shooting at us? We are civilians!” the residents shouted but their pleas were ignored.

Friday, January 27th, 2012

Bill to compensate martial law victims barely moving

By RONALYN V. OLEA It has been 26 years since dictator Ferdinand E....

Monday, November 7th, 2011

Groups say CHR insiders, lawyers likely involved in Marcos compensation scam

By RONALYN V. OLEA “The accountability of the CHR and Attys....

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

Father calls on Aquino to act on son’s killing

By ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com STA. LUCIA, Ilocos Sur – One farmer here pleads for President Benigno Simeon Aquino III to render justice on the death of his son in the hands of...

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

Groups call for probe on abduction of 3 farmers in Negros

By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Peasant group Unyon ng mga Mangggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA) urged the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to investigate the abduction of three farmers by suspected paramilitary agents in Canlusong village,...

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

By failing to act promptly, CHR deprived torture victims of remedy — critics

By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO "To our knowledge we are not aware...

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

News in Pictures: Progressive lawyers, groups file manifestation questioning CHR decision on Roxas torture case  

MANILA -- The National Union of Peoples' Lawyers (NUPL) filed a manifestation at the Commission of Human Rights (CHR) on Tuesday regarding its recent resolution absolving the military from its...

Monday, April 25th, 2011

CHR Report on Roxas Torture Favors Palparan and Torturers of 7th ID – CPP

PRESS RELEASE 25 April 2011 The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) denounced the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) for covering up the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) responsibility for the abduction and torture in 2009...

Friday, January 28th, 2011

Soldiers Offer Inconsistent Testimonies During CHR Hearing on Botanist’s Killing

By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL During the first public hearings into the...

Sunday, August 22nd, 2010

News in Pictures: Kin of Human-Rights Victims to Noynoy: How Long Shall We Wait for Justice?

On the eve of the 27th anniversary of the assassination of Senator Ninoy Aquino last August 20, families and relatives of human-rights violations led by Families of the Disappeared for Justice...

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

International Groups Ask Aquino to Institute Transparent, Participatory Process for Selecting CHR Chair

By RONALYN V. OLEA International groups are urging President Benigno Aquino III...

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