Tag: political prisoners

Calls for action amid rising tensions and reported human rights violations against political prisoners in Negros Island

Out of the more than 800 political detainees, at least 95 political detainees are sick while 75 are elderly, human rights groups said

The human rights group also alleged that authorities “planted pieces of evidence” and “perjured testimonies” against the accused

“Clearly, petitioners’ right against unreasonable search and seizures was blatantly trampled upon,” Gaspar-Gito said in the decision

"Are you truly free out there? Or have you resigned yourselves to be shackled by the chains of your fears, your anxieties, your apathy?"

The bishop said he is still holding on to hope that the country’s justice system “works and cares for those who have less in life”

Observers say the move is a bid to appease the international community at a time when the junta is facing both global and domestic pressure

At least 600 political prisoners are currently detained in various jails across the country, at least 60 of whom are considered sickly

The bishop said persons deprived of liberty are vulnerable to COVID-19 due to the situation in the country's jails and prisons

UN estimates up to 200,000 people are held in a vast network of gulags run by Stasi-like secret police