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Weaponization of the law continues under Marcos Jr.
Yesterday January 30, human rights were again under attack with at least 3 actions that show how the Marcos regime is no different from its predecessor. We strongly denounce the following developments: 1. The arrest of Jen Awingan based on a warrant for the trumped-up charge of rebellion that included 8 indigenous peoples and…
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On the warrant of arrest against legal activists from the Cordillera and Ilocos
We condemn the issuance of another warrant of arrest against legal activists from the Cordillera and Ilocos, this time on the trumped-up charge of Rebellion. Various leaders have been included in this warrant issued by Abra Judge Corpus Alzate on January 24, 2023. The respondents in the case apparently are not aware of these…
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On the continuation of the ICC investigation in the Philippines
We welcome the decision of the International Criminal Court Pre-Trial Chamber to continue the investigation into the crimes against humanity that occurred in the Philippines under the term of Rodrigo Duterte. The ICC correctly observed that “the various domestic initiatives and proceedings, assessed collectively, do not amount to tangible, concrete and progressive investigative steps in…
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On the ILO High Level Tripartite Mission to the Philippines
For the third time in three months, the Philippine government’s human rights record is under scrutiny by an international body. The International Labor Organization High Level Tripartite Mission comes in the wake of the United Nations Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review in November 2022, and the visit of the UN Special Rapporteur on the…
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We stand with Bestang and the fight for truth and justice
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan expresses its solidarity with indigenous rights defender Sarah ‘Bestang’ Dekdeken, the secretary-general of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance, who continues to face state-backed attacks because of her activism. We join human rights advocates in asserting that Bestang’s work as an activist is a shining example of her commitment to truth and accountability.…
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On the police shooting of street protesters in Colombia
From the Philippines to #SOSColombia, defeat fascist dictators backed by U.S. Imperialism! Bayan condemns in the strongest terms possible the police shooting of street protesters in the City of Cali, one of the largest cities in Colombia where people have massed up by the thousands against the tax reform bill of the regime of President…
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Palayain si Paul Viuya
Sa kasagsagan ng COVID-19 pandemic, tuloy-tuloy pa rin ang pamamasista ng Rehimeng Duterte sa mga progresibong mga organisasyon. Ngayong araw ay iligal na inaresto si Paul Viuya, Tagapangulo ng Bagong Alyansang Makabayan Gitnang Luson (BAYAN GL) sa Anupul, Bamban, Tarlac. Gamit ang search warrant, ni-raid ng CIDP PNP Tarlac ang kanyang tinuluyang bahay at ayon…
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BAYAN Condemns Murder of Southern Tagalog Union Leader Dandy Miguel
We condemn in the strongest terms the murder or Southern Tagalog union leader Dandy Miguel. The killing comes three weeks after Bloody Sunday and less than a week after the SC spoke out on rights abuses in the country. The killers appear undeterred by growing domestic and international condemnation against human rights violations in the…
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CJ Peralta urged to leave legacy of rights safeguards in his last days in office
On his last en banc as Chief Justice, we urge CJ Diosdado Peralta to act on the various appeals to the SC to protect lawyers, petitioners and the people amid the rampant human rights abuses happening in the country today. Let his legacy be that of stopping the tide of extrajudicial killings, trumped-up charges, red-tagging,…