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“Aquino should promptly order a criminal investigation into the allegations of torture and ill-treatment in military custody.” – Human Rights Watch By RONALYN V. OLEA… 12/23/2010
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Philippines
Int’l Rights Group to Aquino: Probe Mistreatment of Detainees
Free all political prisoners!
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Pundits, activists and civil libertarians alike are still speculating on what actually led to last week’s order by President Aquino, auspiciously announced on Human Rights… 12/23/2010
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The Presidency, a Changing of Guards
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By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com After suffering for nine years under the administration of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the Filipino people went out en masse to… 12/23/2010
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For 2 ‘Morong 43’ Moms, a New Beginning
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Mercy Castro and Judilyn Oliveros gave birth while in police custody and had been under “hospital arrest.” Their release on Friday signaled not just a… 12/23/2010
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Call Center Employees in the Philippines Receive Low-End Jobs, Low Salaries
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While providing a lot of support to Business Process Outsourcing Companies, the government is ignoring the oppressive working conditions of call center employees. By MARYA… 12/23/2010
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De Lima: GMA’s investment in SC paying off
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Spokesman: SC merely upheld Constitution MANILA, Philippines – Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has echoed the view that former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo packed the Supreme… 12/10/2010
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The Imperative of Justice
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From the time of his inauguration up to the present, President Benigno Aquino III has not made any policy statement or measure that would push… 12/10/2010
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Cases of EJKs, Other Rights Violations Under Aquino Piling Up
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“This early, Aquino’s daang matuwid has become a U.S. inspired path that is increasingly being marked by the blood of the victims of extrajudicial killings,… 12/10/2010
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Education blues
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The adage that Filipino families put top priority on education – after basic needs such as food, clothing and shelter – is often held up… 12/10/2010
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Filipino Journalists Face Another Form of Impunity: Violation of Labor Rights
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In a speech at the seventh Congress of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), labor lawyer Nitz Mahinay said there is impunity… 12/10/2010
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