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In a dialogue with the Free Atty. Saladero et. al. Coalition, Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Chairperson Leila de Lima yesterday was quoted as saying… 12/17/2008
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Philippines
Legal offensive vs activists, disturbing – CHR Chair
Mayor yields to people power, rejects mining exploration
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Residents of a small village in Bakun town, Benguet province proved that there is power in numbers as their concerted action led the town mayor… 12/17/2008
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Mine workers affected by global crisis
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Mine workers are starting to feel the effects of the global financial crisis. The Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company has begun implementing a work rotation scheme.… 12/17/2008
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Looming showdown
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The Arroyo regime is hell-bent on ramming through Mrs. Arroyo’s devious schemes to remain in power, no matter how isolated from and detested by an… 12/17/2008
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Human Rights, Elusive or Illusive?
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Sixty years have passed since the promulgation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and 22 years after the ouster of the Marcos dictatorship. But… 12/17/2008
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Beyond euphoria
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Filipinos know the feeling, the euphoria that exploded in the US over the victory of Barack Obama, the first African-American to win in the US… 12/02/2008
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UN Human Rights Committee says Arroyo gov’t guilty of violating rights on Marcellana-Gumanoy case
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The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee has found the Arroyo government guilty of violating the rights of human rights defenders Eden Marcellana and Eddie… 12/02/2008
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‘Presidential’ Resolution to Amend the Constitution: Term Extension to Perpetuate Pres. Arroyo in Power and Avoid Criminal Prosecution
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The move of the son of President Gloria Arroyo and her Kampi party-mates and allies in the House of Representatives to ram what is nothing… 12/02/2008
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Politics, Philippine Style
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What do the Senate coup, the fertilizer and Euro generals scams, and the continuing extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and filing of trumped up charges against… 12/02/2008
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Where Now for the Abusive AFP?
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To honor its electoral promises, the incoming US administration must confront the AFP, along with other agents of repression which have operated with impunity during… 12/02/2008
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