Command responsibility
9/04/2006 04:36:00 AM
"[President Arroyo] has not told Palparan that in a democracy, people are presumed innocent until proven guilty, she has told Palparan to keep up the good work," writes Conrado de Quiros.
Palparan’s trail: 136 cases in 11 months
9/04/2006 04:32:00 AM
Human rights watchdog Karapatan presents this statistic linking Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan to the "71 cases of summary executions, five massacres, 14 frustrated killings and 46 disappearances" in the Central Luzon Region.
2 activists arrested; crackdown feared
9/04/2006 04:23:00 AM
"Two activists were arrested without a warrant Friday (August 30) afternoon in Talisay City, stoking fears among militant groups of a fresh crackdown on political dissidents in Cebu," reports the PDI.
IFJ appalled by killings
9/04/2006 04:19:00 AM
The International Federation of Journalists slams the Philippines’ government for inaction, after month of murders, attacks and death threats against journalists.
The reign of criminals and outlaws
9/03/2006 06:46:00 AM
Malaya.com argues that in spite of the number of people that communist insurgent groups have killed, only the government "enjoys a legally sanctioned monopoly over the instruments of violence, can formally be accused of human rights violations."
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