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Published December 19, 2020, 4:36 PM In the spirit of Christmas, families of political prisoners have appealed to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to allow the delivery of food packs for their loved ones detained at the Manila City Jail. Kapatid, a support group for families and friends of political prisoners, wrote Chief Inspectors Elena Rocamora and Maria Ignacia Monteron to request that they be allowed to bring in food packs at the jail facility on December 23. Rocamora and ...

(MANILA BULLETIN) Karapatan, Kapatid, and Bayan Metro Manila were one in calling the attention of the SC, specifically over the actions of Quezon City Executive Judge Cecilyn Burgos-Villavert. Police arrested six labor organizers and a journalist, collectively known as “Human Rights Day 7,” in Metro Manila last week based on the warrants issued by Villavert. The HRD 7, composed of Dennise Velasco, Rodrigo Esparago, Romina Astudillo, Mark Ryan Cruz, Joel Demate, Jaymie Gregorio, and Lady Ann...

Search You Are Here:Home → 2020 → December → 14 → Groups appeal for international probe on ‘crackdown on activists’ Groups appeal for international probe on ‘crackdown on activists’ December 14, 2020 Relatives and friends of the seven human rights defenders arrested on Dec. 10 call for the immediate release of their loved ones in a press conference, Dec. 14 at the Commission on Human Rights. (Photo by RVO/Bulatlat)Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay said...