When justice is missing, impunity surfaces
More than a decade has passed since former President Benigno Aquino III signed what was then hailed as a landmark law against enforced disappearances.
When justice is missing, impunity surfaces
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Families of desaparecidos demand justice on International Day of the Disappeared
Families of desaparecidos demand justice on International Day of the Disappeared
“So many families are suffering because the heads of their families have disappeared. Let us lend not only our voices but our hearts and souls to them so they would have the courage."
Kin of the disappeared find domestic legal remedies wanting
Kin of the disappeared find domestic legal remedies wanting
“One desaparecido is already too much. Let us not further allow the Marcos Jr. government to rob us of our loved ones, rights and justice."
Renewed calls to surface the disappeared
Renewed calls to surface the disappeared
"Our strength and determination mirror the struggles faced by numerous families across the nation who persistently seek answers regarding their missing loved ones."
4 disappeared under Duterte
4 disappeared under Duterte
Two Lumad, a Moro child and a peasant woman went missing in the past year.
27 disappeared in Aquino’s ‘tuwid na daan’
27 disappeared in Aquino’s ‘tuwid na daan’
“We are here because we will not let them be forgotten...These are their faces, these are their names.”
Fresh wounds: A story of 24 years of searching
Fresh wounds: A story of 24 years of searching
Fresh wounds: A story of 24 years of searching
Kin of missing call on Aquino to stop enforced disappearances
Kin of missing call on Aquino to stop enforced disappearances
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Nothing has changed. In two years of the Aquino administration, there are already 11 victims of enforced disappearances.”
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Kin of victims mark Int’l Day of the Disappeared by calling for justice anew
Kin of victims mark Int’l Day of the Disappeared by calling for justice anew
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Marking the International Day of the Disappeared, more than a hundred relatives and colleagues of missing activists gathered today in front of a mall in Quezon City where Jonas Burgos was taken. Protesters put up a signage...
Slideshow: Kin Remember Disappeared Loved Ones, Slam OBL Extension
Slideshow: Kin Remember Disappeared Loved Ones, Slam OBL Extension
Kin Remember Disappeared Loved Ones, Slam OBL Extension
Remembering a Desaparecido From Hacienda Luisita
Remembering a Desaparecido From Hacienda Luisita
MANILA -- Sydney Ramos went all the way to Manila from San Rafael, Tarlac to join other relatives of victims of enforced disappearances. Ronaldo Intal, the father of her three-year old son, was forcibly abducted on April 3, 2006 and has been missing since. Based on...
Kin Remember Loved Ones Who Disappeared, Express Disappointment Over Aquino’s Inaction
Kin Remember Loved Ones Who Disappeared, Express Disappointment Over Aquino’s Inaction
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL and
RONALYN V. OLEA
On the occasion of the International Day of the Disappeared, relatives of victims of enforced disappearances marched to Mendiola bridge to demand that their loved ones be surfaced and the perpetrators, including former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo be punished.
Fisherfolk Snatched on International Day of the Disappeared
Fisherfolk Snatched on International Day of the Disappeared
A fisherfolk couple from Hagonoy, Bulacan was abducted on August 30, the same day that cause-oriented groups commemorated the United Nations (UN)-declared International Day of the Disappeared. That the wife was released a day after is not a consolation in any way,...
Bill Criminalizing Enforced Disappearances to be Filed, Gov’t Asked to Ratify International Convention
Bill Criminalizing Enforced Disappearances to be Filed, Gov’t Asked to Ratify International Convention
There is no existing law in the Philippines criminalizing enforced disappearances. While Republic Act No. 7438 guarantees the rights of persons arrested, detained or under custodial investigation, it does not punish perpetrators of enforced disappearances. Victims...
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