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SMITH “TRANSFER”: Erosion of the Independence of the Philippine Judiciary and of the Justice System |
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Saturday, 30 December 2006 16:00 |
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The Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA) condemns the illegal transfer of convicted rapist American serviceman Lance Corporal Daniel Smith from the Makati City Jail to the U.S. embassy around 11 p.m. last night. This act perpetrated with intended impunity erodes the independence of the Philippine judiciary and of the justice system. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 January 2007 00:05 |
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To CHRP Chairperson P. V. Quisumbing |
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Friday, 10 November 2006 00:13 |
For the Sake of Human Rights Unequivocably Stand Up or
Voluntarily Step Down
After the election of the Philippines, last November 3, 2006, as member of the U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), a major United Nations body, the Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHRP), Purificacion V. Quisumbing, lauded Ambassador Lauro Baja, Jr., the permanent representative of the Philippines to the U.N. for “engineering an exceptional win for the Philippines, despite criticism and negative reports from non-governmental organizations and the media.” (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 4, 2006)
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Last Updated on Friday, 10 November 2006 00:36 |
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Statement on the Appointment of Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile |
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Wednesday, 13 September 2006 16:00 |
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The Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA) registers its strong opposition to the appointment of Senator Juan Ponce Enrile as the new chairperson of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights. It must be recalled that Enrile was a leading figure of the Martial Law Regime of the deposed President Ferdinand E. Marcos that exacted lives and committed numerous cases of human rights violations. His appointment is an a great insult to the victims of Martial Rule even as they have are still awaiting for the long-delayed justice on their cases.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 14 September 2006 18:17 |
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The State has become the very obstacle to its obligations to human rights |
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Thursday, 10 August 2006 05:18 |
(PAHRA Statement on the occasion of the
58th International Human Rights Day Commemoration)
The recent approval of House Bill 1450 which gives the House of Representatives the right to convene themselves into a constituent assembly even without the approval of the Senate smacks of political skullduggery and muddles the real reason behind House Speaker Jose De Venecia’s and other legislators’ intent of railroading the plan to change the charter. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 December 2006 21:45 |
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