DIGNITY concerned over recent threats to human rights defenders in the Philippines
DIGNITY – Danish Institute Against Torture expresses grave concern over the recent developments in the Philippines, and the reports of threats and intimidation aimed at the human rights defenders of the country.
Anti-Torture Coalition denounces Marcos burial like a “thief in the night”
A network of civil society organizations which advocate for the eradication of torture and ill treatment in the Philippines has likened the sudden manner of the burial of the late deposed dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LnmB) today as a “thief in the night.”
Statement: SC Decision on Marcos Burial in the Libingan ng mga Bayani
Nov. 8, 2016 – Balay expressed its disappointed on the decision of the Supreme Court earlier today allowing the burial of the dictator Ferdinand Marcos in the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LnmB). The Supreme Court’s decision favored the burial of Marcos gaining 9 votes over 5.