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The peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP, Peasant Movement of the Philippines) and Free Randall Echanis Movement (FREEDOM) called for the dismissal of Randall Echanis’ case and his immediate release. Echanis is the Deputy Secretary-General...
Tags: agrarian reform, charter change, enforced disappearances, extra-judicial killings, genuine agrarian reform, genuine land reform, human rights, human rights violations, land reform, randall echanis, chacha, echanis, ejk, freedom, kmp, magsasaka, peasants
The militant Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP, Peasant Movement of the Philippines) and Tanggol Magsasaka (Peasant Network for Land, Justice and Human Rights) unveiled the names of 553 victims of extra-judicial killings (EJK) under...
Tags: agrarian reform, charter change, enforced disappearances, extra-judicial killings, genuine agrarian reform, genuine land reform, human rights, human rights violations, land reform, randall echanis, chacha, echanis, ejk, freedom, kmp, magsasaka, peasants
This article first appeared on DailyKOS in June, 2009 Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone has a hard row to hoe in his bid for the Senate seat being vacated by Dennis Hollingsworth. His GOP opponent is rumored be Joel Anderson, R-Alpine.Mr. Stone...
Tags: California, Riverside, Jeff Stone, Scientology, Gold Base, abuses, beatings, David Miscavige, human rights violations
On the celebration of Fathers’ Day, peasant leader Randall Echanis and rights abuses victims are not able to observe as they are presently subjected to persecution of the Arroyo government. Echanis, Deputy Secretary-General for External Affairs...
Tags: agrarian reform, charter change, enforced disappearances, extra-judicial killings, genuine agrarian reform, genuine land reform, human rights, human rights violations, land reform, randall echanis, chacha, echanis, ejk, freedom, kmp, magsasaka, peasants
The militant peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) is planning to file the extra-judicial killing (EJK) of Fermin Lorico, Chairperson of Kaugmaon (KMP Negros Oriental Provincial Chapter) at the Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC) of the...
Tags: agrarian reform, charter change, extra-judicial killings, genuine agrarian reform, genuine land reform, human rights violations, land reform, negros oriental, oplan bantay laya 2, chacha, ejk, kaugmaon, kmp, magsasaka, peasants
Almost 2 years after the killing of her husband, Edelina Jerus, 37, widow of Willy Jerus, a peasant leader and organizer of Samahang Magsasaka ng Sorsogon (SAMASOR, KMP Sorsogon chapter) who was killed on April 16, 2007, is now herself a victim of extra-judicial...
Tags: arroyo, extra-judicial killings, ejk, oplan bantay laya 2, obl, kmp, peasants, human rights, human rights violations, tanggol magsasaka, hustisya
International groups want strong ASEAN human rights body Bangkok, Thailand- Four of the biggest rural-based groups in Asia and Southeast Asia urged heads of states of the 10-member nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)to come up...
Tags: ASEAN Human Rights Body, Asian Peasant Coalition, Southeast Asian Fisherfolk Collective, UNIFEM-Asia, Asian Peasant Women Network, Asia Pacific Women on Law and Development, human rights violations, FORUM-Asia
Manila presidential bets dared: Put President Arroyo on trial or forget bid Manila, Philippines---The activist fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakayta) on Wednesday put to task all candidates in the 2010...
Tags: 2010 presidential elections, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, political killings, human rights violations
EU asked to suspend if not stop aid to Manila because of killings Manila, Philippines--The left-leaning fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) urged the influential European Parliament to suspend...
Tags: extrajudicial killings, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, European Union, European Parliament, European aid, human rights violations
The Armed Forces of the Philippines, particularly the 48th, 70th and 71st Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army (IBPA), has turned 4 barangays of Maria Aurora town in Aurora province into a “war zone” and executed martial law measures...
Tags: gloria arroyo, super-regions, metro-luzon urban beltway, maria aurora, aurora, kmp, pamana, human rights, human rights violations, tanggol magsasaka, antonio flores