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(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...

SunStar + December 15, 2020 CRIMINAL Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Director Major General Joel Coronel vouched on the legality of the police operations that resulted in the arrest of several activist group members last week. He said warrants have been applied against the arrested personalities based on credible and reliable information provided by informants to the courts who examined these witnesses under oath. "Again, as I have explained earlier, the operations conduct...

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...

Published December 14, 2020, 6:30 PM The families and friends of “Human Rights Day 7,” composed of the arrested labor organizers and a journalist, on Monday testified to the innocence of their loved ones following their last week’s arrest for illegal possession of firearms and explosives. (photo from KARAPATAN) They spoke at a media briefing held at the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Quezon City, where they maintained that the HRD7 are innocent and some of them even don’t know how ...

Statement by Council of Global Unions | December 12, 2020 Read more articles in Philippines Fight Back News Service is circulating this December 11 joint statement from the Council of Global Unions Philippine affiliates. PH affiliates of global unions demand release of HRD7, stop arrests of PH unionists We strongly deplore the simultaneous raids of residences and the consecutive arrests of trade union organizers, Dennise Velasco of Defend Jobs Philippines, Romina Astudillo, Dep...

Published December 12, 2020, 2:03 PM A human rights group has warned of more attacks on activists and dissidents following the series of arrests on a female journalist and six union organizers on Human Rights Day last Thursday. In a statement, Karapatan said the Duterte administration will “stop at nothing to bare its fangs” against human rights defenders, trade unionists, and critics as part of its intensified crackdown on all forms of dissent. Police arrested journalist Lady Ann Salem of ...

Search You Are Here:Home → 2020 → December → 10 → On International Human Rights Day, one journalist, 6 activists arrested in separate raids On International Human Rights Day, one journalist, 6 activists arrested in separate raids Updated 6:11 p.m. MANILA — Impunity reared its ugly head as elements of the police arrested one journalist and six activists in four separate incidents of raid this morning, December 10. At around 3 a.m., elements of the Criminal Investigation...

(CIDG / MANILA BULLETIN) Lady Ann Salem was arrested at around 9 a.m. after a raid in her condominium unit at  Tower 3 of the Avida Towers located at the corner of EDSA and Reliance in Mandaluyong City. Also arrested during the operation was Rodrigo Esparago. The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) reported that four .45 pistols, four grenades and various bullets were seized from the house of Salem when the search warrant was served. Salem is reportedly an editor of the Manila T...