Archive - 2009

December 16th

Four were killed this year in an intensifying attack on workers and unionists in the Philippines

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At the dusk of Arroyo’s nine-year presidency, human rights violations against workers and trade unions heighten.  Four unionists, workers and advocates were murdered, one tortured to death this year, five were abducted and remain missing and thousands were harassed and threatened since she assumed presidency in 2001.

December 5th

Ampatuans and Their Political Coddlers Must Be Brought to Justice

Submitted by ctuhr_site_admi... on Sat, 12/05/2009 - 08:31
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The Maguindanao massacre which killed 57 unarmed individuals including 22 women, media people and human rights lawyers defies what modern civilization could take or comprehend.

December 2nd

Another Murder Charge Against Lawyer Saladero and 60 Others, Dismissed

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The Rizal Provincial Prosecutor dismissed the murder charge against labor lawyer Remigio “Ming” Saladero and sixty other individuals, all affiliated with progressive groups in connection with the killing of Ricardo Garmino, member of paramilitary group in Rizal province (east of Manila).