http://bulatlat.com/main News, reports and commentary from the Philippines top alternative and progressive publication Sat, 26 May 2012 00:21:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://bulatlat.com/main/2011/08/29/torture-survivor-appeals-to-un-urges-aquino-to-bring-perpetrators-to-justice/ http://bulatlat.com/main/2011/08/29/torture-survivor-appeals-to-un-urges-aquino-to-bring-perpetrators-to-justice/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 07:39:52 +0000 Ronalyn V. Olea http://bulatlat.com/main/?p=51900 By RONALYN V. OLEA While victims and their families continue to suffer, torturers walk free. So how can I be at ease in the world when human rights violations and torture exist? – Melissa Roxas ]]> http://bulatlat.com/main/2011/08/29/torture-survivor-appeals-to-un-urges-aquino-to-bring-perpetrators-to-justice/feed/ 0 http://bulatlat.com/main/2011/05/04/news-in-pictures-progressive-lawyers-groups-file-manifestation-questioning-chr-decision-on-roxas-torture-case-%c2%a0/ http://bulatlat.com/main/2011/05/04/news-in-pictures-progressive-lawyers-groups-file-manifestation-questioning-chr-decision-on-roxas-torture-case-%c2%a0/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 23:20:17 +0000 Janess Ann J. Ellao http://bulatlat.com/main/?p=46580 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 liability on the enforced disappearance and arbitrary detention of Filipino-American activist Melissa Roxas and her two other companions Juanito Carabeo and John Edward Jandoc.  (Photos by Tudla Productions / bulatlat.com)]]> http://bulatlat.com/main/2011/05/04/news-in-pictures-progressive-lawyers-groups-file-manifestation-questioning-chr-decision-on-roxas-torture-case-%c2%a0/feed/ 0 http://bulatlat.com/main/2011/04/27/torture-victim-calls-chr-decision-an-injustice-a-cover-up/ http://bulatlat.com/main/2011/04/27/torture-victim-calls-chr-decision-an-injustice-a-cover-up/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 06:32:28 +0000 Ronalyn V. Olea http://bulatlat.com/main/?p=45979 By RONALYN V. OLEA "There is a lack of due process for the CHR to come up with this conclusion. By doing this, the CHR Resolution makes it obvious that it wants to distract the investigation away from the AFP as being the real perpetrators.” -- Melissa Roxas]]> http://bulatlat.com/main/2011/04/27/torture-victim-calls-chr-decision-an-injustice-a-cover-up/feed/ 3 http://bulatlat.com/main/2011/04/27/chr-decision-on-fil-am-activist-case-to-perpetuate-impunity-%e2%80%93-rights-groups/ http://bulatlat.com/main/2011/04/27/chr-decision-on-fil-am-activist-case-to-perpetuate-impunity-%e2%80%93-rights-groups/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:08:36 +0000 Ronalyn V. Olea http://bulatlat.com/main/?p=45931 By RONALYN V. OLEA Human rights group Karapatan said that with the CHR resolution, "the crime of torture will have its heyday under the Aquino administration." ]]> http://bulatlat.com/main/2011/04/27/chr-decision-on-fil-am-activist-case-to-perpetuate-impunity-%e2%80%93-rights-groups/feed/ 2 http://bulatlat.com/main/2011/04/25/chr-report-on-roxas-torture-favors-palparan-and-torturers-of-7th-id-cpp/ http://bulatlat.com/main/2011/04/25/chr-report-on-roxas-torture-favors-palparan-and-torturers-of-7th-id-cpp/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 06:52:41 +0000 Press Releases http://bulatlat.com/main/?p=46133 http://bulatlat.com/main/2011/04/25/chr-report-on-roxas-torture-favors-palparan-and-torturers-of-7th-id-cpp/feed/ 0 http://bulatlat.com/main/2010/10/12/recent-sc-decisions-detrimental-to-human-rights-%e2%80%93-rights-lawyer/ http://bulatlat.com/main/2010/10/12/recent-sc-decisions-detrimental-to-human-rights-%e2%80%93-rights-lawyer/#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:57:14 +0000 Ronalyn V. Olea http://www.bulatlat.com/main/?p=34625 http://bulatlat.com/main/2010/10/12/recent-sc-decisions-detrimental-to-human-rights-%e2%80%93-rights-lawyer/feed/ 0 http://bulatlat.com/main/2010/02/20/demand-the-immediate-and-unconditional-release-of-the-43-healthcare-workers/ http://bulatlat.com/main/2010/02/20/demand-the-immediate-and-unconditional-release-of-the-43-healthcare-workers/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 07:43:11 +0000 Contributors http://www.bulatlat.com/main/?p=19998 http://bulatlat.com/main/2010/02/20/demand-the-immediate-and-unconditional-release-of-the-43-healthcare-workers/feed/ 0 http://bulatlat.com/main/2009/11/14/at-last-philippines-now-has-an-anti-torture-law/ http://bulatlat.com/main/2009/11/14/at-last-philippines-now-has-an-anti-torture-law/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:10:58 +0000 Ronalyn V. Olea http://www.bulatlat.com/main/?p=17822 By RONALYN V. OLEA Human-rights advocate welcome the signing into law of Republic Act 9745, which penalizes acts of torture in the Philippines. The challenge now, they say, is for the Arroyo administration to effectively implement it, given its sordid human-rights record.]]> http://bulatlat.com/main/2009/11/14/at-last-philippines-now-has-an-anti-torture-law/feed/ 1 http://bulatlat.com/main/2009/11/13/an-open-letter-of-melissa-roxas-to-u-s-secretary-of-state-hillary-clinton/ http://bulatlat.com/main/2009/11/13/an-open-letter-of-melissa-roxas-to-u-s-secretary-of-state-hillary-clinton/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:15:14 +0000 Contributors http://www.bulatlat.com/main/?p=17726 http://bulatlat.com/main/2009/11/13/an-open-letter-of-melissa-roxas-to-u-s-secretary-of-state-hillary-clinton/feed/ 0 http://bulatlat.com/main/2009/08/29/hopes-are-high-for-passage-of-law-criminalizing-torture-by-philippine-forces/ http://bulatlat.com/main/2009/08/29/hopes-are-high-for-passage-of-law-criminalizing-torture-by-philippine-forces/#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:29:13 +0000 Ronalyn V. Olea http://www.bulatlat.com/main/?p=16002 By RONALYN V. OLEA
Under the bill, no justification can be offered that would allow torture and other inhuman punishments. Those who torture will be penalized as principals, as well as their superiors in the military, police or law enforcement establishments who ordered it.]]> http://bulatlat.com/main/2009/08/29/hopes-are-high-for-passage-of-law-criminalizing-torture-by-philippine-forces/feed/ 0