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Department of Justice Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors were asked to reverse their ruling that dismissed the murder complaint filed against 17 policemen for the death of labor leader Emmanuel “Manny” Asuncion during the so-called “Bloody Sunday” killings in Southern Tagalog provinces on
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla Human rights advocates on Friday, Dec. 9, demanded anew the prosecution of those responsible for the deaths of activists during the “Bloody Sunday” joint police and military operations on March 7, 2021 to ferret out suspected communist members in Sout
Human rights and labor groups called for swift action on the complaints filed against state forces involved in the “Bloody Sunday” raids that killed nine activists in Calabarzon.
Search You Are Here:Home → 2021 → March → 11 → Manny Asuncion: A worker who embraced the bigger fight for social justice Manny Asuncion: A worker who embraced the bigger fight for social justice By JUSTIN UMALI SANTA CRUZ, Laguna — Activists use the term ‘ka’, short for ‘kasama’ (comrade), as a term of endearment and a sign of respect to those who willingly took on the road less travelled. For his comrades in the Southern Tagalog region, Emmanuel Asuncion was more than just ‘Ka Manny’; he was a father of struggle in Cavite. Those who knew him will say the...
Philippines: Deadly crackdown on human rights defenders 09/03/2021 Extrajudicial killing / March 9, 2021 The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and FIDH, requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in The Philippines. Description of the situation: The Observatory has been informed by Karapatan Alliance Philippines about the extrajudicial killing of nine human rights defenders and the arbitrary detention of four others in four provinces in Calabarzon region. On March 7, 2021, the Philippine...