Arrest of balaclava-wearing men raises fear of police overreach
The police on Sunday arrested three persons for wearing balaclava at the Bahain ang Luneta 2.0 protests for supposed violation of a City of Manila ordinance, raising concerns however about the true intent of the local measure.
Court of Appeals rebukes AMLC for ‘hasty labeling’ of journalist, church worker as ‘terrorists’
“The Court cannot countenance the hasty labeling of human rights advocates as terrorists and the speedy confiscation of their funds and property in the name of national security,” the CA decision reads.
Lawyers condemn red-tagger’s asylum bid in Canada
“Celiz is not a dissident seeking refuge from political persecution. By his own record, he is a military asset and paid propagandist attempting to evade accountability for years of systematic red-tagging, disinformation, and public vilification of activists and rights defenders,” the NUPL said.
The Sight of Your Soul
And so, the peoples’ lawyers are always a sight to behold, alongside the peasants, workers, indigenous people, fisherfolk, urban poor, informal settlers, and marginalized women and children
NUPL members are IBP’s 1st human rights awardees
“It is a vindication from the struggles with kith and kin on one’s choice in life. Finally, it hopefully will be a source of inspiration to others,” Olalia said of their award.
ROMEO T. CAPULONG: Abogado ng Sambayanan
Pinangarap ng anak ng magsasaka na maging abogado dahil gusto niyang umasenso sa buhay. Nagtagumpay sya – at sa proseso, natuklasan niya ang mas makabuluhang kahulugan ng kanyang ambisyon. Narito ang kasaysayan ng isang huwarang abogado ng sambayanan.
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.”
Lawyers hail conviction of 4 tokhang police in 2016 homicide
“In terms of scale, [Tuesday’s] legal victory is just a footnote in a bloody chapter that has yet to end as bodies continue to pile up until today,” NUPL-NCR said.
Drug war widow brings husband’s case to UN
“The killings continue. If the ‘war on drugs’ was effective, the proliferation of illegal drugs would no longer be an issue. If the domestic investigation processes were efficient, I wouldn’t be here asking for help again,” Lee said.
NUPL asks Teodoro to uphold duties of lawyers
‘Anti-terror charges vs rights defenders alarming’ Human rights lawyers asked national defense secretary Gilbert Teodoro, himself an attorney, to uphold their duties as counsels to their clients. In a hand-delivered letter in front of Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City Friday, July 7, the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) urged Teodoro to respect the United […]