International lawyers to Aquino: ‘Release political prisoners, stop impunity’

International lawyers to Aquino: ‘Release political prisoners, stop impunity’

By RONALYN V. OLEA
Bulatlat.com

MANILA – Various organizations of foreign lawyers have scored the Aquino administration for the continuing human rights violations.

In a statement, the International Association of Peoples’ Lawyers (IAPL) said it had high hopes at the inauguration of the newly elected President Benigno S. Aquino III. “19 months later, IAPL sees no major change in politics: human rights violations continue to this day. The perpetrators have practically not been effectively investigated, charged and tried, let alone punished,” the group said.

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