Rights lawyers: CA rejection of protection petition disturbing

The lawyers’ group added the CA’s characterization of Castro and Tamano’s fear inside the military camp as merely “rooted in preconceived distrust and suspicion of the military,” rather than a response to an actual deprivation of liberty, is “disturbingly out of touch with reality.”

Jhed, Jonila fail to attend UN rights council session

“If the government thinks that it could cover up its abductions and other human rights violations by preventing Jhed and Jonila from personally telling their ordeal to the world, it is mistaken,” Center for Environmental Concerns executive director Lia Mai Torres said.

TAMBAYAN Ep 3: Kumusta na sina Jhed at Jonila?

Kumustahan sa Tambayan kasama ang mga kabataang matapang na nagsiwalat sa pagdukot at pekeng pagpapasuko ng militar sa mga aktibista. Tara, kwentuhan tayo sa pinaka-bagong episode ng Ta(u)mbayan.

Learning from the young and brave

Jonila Castro and Jhed Reiyana Tamano, young as they are, showed us how to deal with state terrorism. They spoke the truth and turned the table around on their captors. Their courage is a shining example, showing the world how people’s rights are violated in the Philippines and how these are asserted and won.