Kin of extrajudicial killing victims in Bicol losing hope

By Jaymee T. Gamil
PDI Southern Luzon Bureau
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines — Bereaved families of victims of extrajudicial killings in the Bicol region have lost hope in attaining justice through government intervention, even as the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported an 83-percent drop in activist slays for the past year.

Filipinos in Japan Protest Against Continued Political Killings, Call for GMA’s Ouster

Filipinos joined by Burmese and Japanese human rights groups gathered in Nagoya and Tokyo on December 8 and 9 to protest against extra judicial killings, enforced disappearances and other violations of human rights in the Philippines which is � one of the serious crimes committed by the Arroyo regime against the Filipino people and against [...]

2007 Human Rights Report: Only GMA ouster can improve human rights situation

The human rights watchdog KARAPATAN today renewed calls for the ouster of Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in order to improve the human rights and overall situation in the country.
“The civil, political, economic and social rights of every Filipino are being violated by this dangerous, fascist regime. Arroyo’s continued implementation of her counterinsurgency program Oplan Bantay Laya [...]

Armed Forces of the Philippines behind exta-judicial killings says UN – Inquirer report

Alston report: AFP behind killings
Report rejects RP claim of Red purge
InquirerLast updated 09:13am (Mla time) 11/28/2007

MANILA, Philippines–“STRIKINGLY UNCONVINCING” IS HOW A United Nations special rapporteur has dismissed the claim of Philippine authorities that the extrajudicial killings of leftist activists were a result of internal purges in the communist ranks.
Philip Alston, an Australian academic assigned by [...]