Tag: Enforced Disappearance
Remembering on International Human Rights Day
On International Human Rights Day we remember that enforced disappearance is the most cruel among all human rights violations
Kin of ‘desaparecidos’ decry gov’t ‘apathy’
There are about 1,900 victims of enforced disappearance since the administration of Ferdinand Marcos Sr. in the 1970s
No bodies, no graves, only lighted candles
’On the feast of All Souls’ Day, though I light a candle in our veranda and offer a prayer for him, I also prepare my son’s favorite dish’
Faith-based, rights groups hail court order for state forces to surface...
“The order is a step forward in finding the missing activists,” said Aglipayan priest Dionito Cabillas of the Isaiah Ministry
Photos: Remembering the ‘Desaparecidos’
Families and friends of missing victims of enforced disappearances in the Philippines renew calls to surface 1,900 “desaparecidos”
Rights groups call on Marcos to order state forces to surface...
Karapatan said it is "seriously concerned" that the missing activists will suffer "similar violations" experienced by activist Elena Tijamo
Not only a legal triumph
The triumph in the Karen and Sherlyn case is not simply a legal triumph, but a spark that brings hope to the families of the missing
Living the reality of contradictions
Contradictions in the world should not deprive us of the truth that our human rights is universal, inviolable, and inalienable
Families of ‘desaparecidos’ remember missing activist
The abduction of Jonas Burgos in 2007 has become one of the most prominent cases of enforced disappearances in the country
Spiritual presence of ‘desaparecidos’ during the pandemic
Families of victims of enforced disappearances remember their loved ones amid the uncertainty of the situation
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