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Internat’l Human Rights Advocates Call for Action Vs. Spate of Killings in Philippines
New York – International human rights advocates have expressed utmost concern for the spate of killings in the Philippines. UN Rapporteur for Extra-judicial exections Agnes Callamard wrote on her Twitter: “Long thread on the human rights situation in the #Philippines. My heart cries out for #ZaraAlvarez, for her family, her friends, her colleagues, the people […]
Carlos Conde: On Duterte, Press Freedom, and Patronage Politics
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – There’s no quick fix to the long-standing economic, political and cultural problems of the Philippines. And for veteran journalist and Human Rights Watch researcher Carlos Conde, things will get worse before they get better in the Philippines. Conde dissected Phlippine politics before us, Filipinos here, and the conversation […]
Forum: Unabated Murders in the Philippines May Be Stopped through Internatl & Local Pressure
By Marivir R. Montebon Given the magnitude of the killings, and the seeming dysfunction of the systems of government, the people and the international community must put pressure that these killings must stop. – Phelim Kine, Human Rights Watch New York City – The first Community Kapihan of the Fil-Am Press Club of New […]
Jesuit Priest and HR Watch Exec Speak on Philippine Human Rights Situation
New York City – In the wake of the reloading of Tok-hang, the Philippine “anti-drug war” which has resulted thus far in some 20,000 killings, the Fil-Am Press Club of New York will hold a forum featuring activist priest-scholar Fr. Albert Alejo, SJ, and Human Rights Watch Asia Division Deputy Director Phelim Kine. The […]
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