Karapatan: State terror continues
Tinay Palabay of the people’s rights alliance KARAPATAN, martial law victim Boni Ilagan of CARMMA(Campaign Against the Return of the Marcoses to Malacañang) and Nato Reyes of BAYAN (Bagong Alyansang Makabayan) address a rally marking International Human Rights Day 2016 in Manila.
Protesters marched from Liwasang Bonifacio to Mendiola where they burned an effigy of Marcos.
Also seen at Mendiola is human rights stalwart Rene Saguisag meeting with Concha Araneta and Alan Jazmines from the peace panel of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).
The GRP-NDFP peace negotiations is currently imperiled by the Marcos rehabilitation by Pres. Duterte, stalled release of political prisoners, continuing militarization of communities under the US-designed Oplan Bayanihan, and the recent appointment of Lt. Gen. Eduardo Año as the new chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) — worrisome issues for human rights raised at the rally. Read more