http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/-t1.htm Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:49:36 GMT 10 http://i25.servimg.com/u/f25/11/81/03/18/kkmpfo10.gif http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/-t1.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/malaysian-embassy-assures-protesters-t748.htm KAKAMMPI Malaysian Embassy Assures Protesters Of Swift Action Over Maid's Death By Mohd Nasir Yusoff JAKARTA, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian embassy here Wednesday explained to protesters at its gates the government was acting swiftly to prosecute the Malaysian employer of an Indonesian maid who had died following alleged physical abuse. Head of Chancery Mohd Norhisyam Mohd Yusoff told about 30 protesters from Migrant Care - the Indonesian association of migrant workers -- that the employer ... Statements Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:49:36 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/malaysian-embassy-assures-protesters-t748.htm#753 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/malaysian-embassy-assures-protesters-t748.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/stop-targeting-civilians-in-afghanistan-t747.htm KAKAMMPI Taleban Must immediately stop targeting civilians in Afghanistan http://amnesty.org.ph/news.php?item=news&id=116 Amnesty International condemns the Taleban’s attack on a guest house hosting staff from the United Nations in Kabul that killed at least six civilian UN staff. The Taleban took responsibility for the incident and threatened more such attacks in the run up to the second round of the highly contested presidential elections, scheduled for 7 November. The attack ... Statements Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:47:13 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/stop-targeting-civilians-in-afghanistan-t747.htm#752 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/stop-targeting-civilians-in-afghanistan-t747.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/chr-to-lto-on-radio-frequency-identification-rfid-project-t746.htm KAKAMMPI CHR to LTO on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID Project): Thoroughness in Preparation Before Hasty Implementation The continuing debate over the propriety of the Radio Frequency Identification Project of the Land Transportation Office has spurred many sectors to vigorously oppose its implementation. Among many concerned sectors, human rights advocates have expressed concern over the potential for abuse in the handling of the data and information in relation to the right to privacy. “There ... Statements Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:45:13 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/chr-to-lto-on-radio-frequency-identification-rfid-project-t746.htm#751 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/chr-to-lto-on-radio-frequency-identification-rfid-project-t746.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/world-day-for-the-eradication-of-poverty-t745.htm KAKAMMPI Amnesty International Philippines Amnesty says people’s powerlessness makes them poor Poverty is the world’s worst human rights crisis said Amnesty International Philippines (AIPh) in a press release for the World Day for the Eradication of Poverty. “Poverty traps people in a vicious cycle of deprivation, insecurity, exclusion and voicelessness. And no region of the world is immune to it and this is true in the Philippines,” declared Dr. Aurora Corazon Parong, Section Director ... Statements Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:38:29 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/world-day-for-the-eradication-of-poverty-t745.htm#750 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/world-day-for-the-eradication-of-poverty-t745.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/negotiations-on-indonesian-maid-t744.htm KAKAMMPI Negotiations on Indonesian maid still under way PETALING JAYA, Oct 14 – Negotiations between Malaysia and Indonesia on the issue of domestic maids are still under way, with no conclusive agreement reached. “There are several issues that need to be ironed out before we can wrap up the negotiations,” Labour director-general Datuk Ismail Abdul Rahim said today. Indonesia has temporarily halted the recruitment of its maids to Malaysia pending a more comprehensive deal particularly in terms ... Statements Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:34:00 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/negotiations-on-indonesian-maid-t744.htm#749 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/negotiations-on-indonesian-maid-t744.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/women-denied-access-to-basic-reproductive-health-service-t741.htm KAKAMMPI Why women denied access to basic reproductive health services? According to Atty. Claire Padilla, Executive Director of EnGendeRights, Inc.., The blame falls on Mayor Atienza’s EO.003 Series of 2000. The EO promotes the use of natural family planning and “discourages the use of artificial methods of contraceptives, like condoms, pills, intrauterine devices, surgical sterilization.” This policy of promoting NFP alone has cost many poor women in Manila significantly, “As a consequence, some ... Statements Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:34:08 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/women-denied-access-to-basic-reproductive-health-service-t741.htm#746 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/women-denied-access-to-basic-reproductive-health-service-t741.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/commission-on-human-rights-t730.htm KAKAMMPI 24 SEPTEMBER 2009 STATEMENT OF CHAIRPERSON LEILA M. DE LIMA ON THE LTO’S RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) LTO’s Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) project involves issue of right to privacy and right to security of person and property. Tantamount to surveillance without legal basis. Even suspects have right to privacy and security against search and seizure until exception is granted by way of warrant by court on showing of enough prima facie basis. There is risk of abuse or ... Statements Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:01:33 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/commission-on-human-rights-t730.htm#735 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/commission-on-human-rights-t730.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/pregnant-women-set-to-march-to-congress-t729.htm KAKAMMPI Despite threats, pregnant women set to march to Congress to call immediate passage of the Reproductive Health Bill Unfazed by the campaigns against the reproductive health bill, its advocates and supporters will march to show the strong and broad clamor for the immediate passage of House Bill 5043 or the “Reproductive Health and Population Development Act of 2009” and its Senate counterpart, SB 3122. A group of pregnant women is set to lead thousand of representatives from various ... Statements Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:56:11 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/pregnant-women-set-to-march-to-congress-t729.htm#734 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/pregnant-women-set-to-march-to-congress-t729.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/commission-on-human-rights-t728.htm KAKAMMPI 18 SEPTEMBER 2009 CHR CHAIR LEILA M. DE LIMA’s STATEMENT ON THE SURVEILLANCE OF THE HOUSE OF NATIONAL ARTIST BY A NAVY MAN “The reported surveillance by a Navy intel of the house of National Artist Lumbrera is cause for serious concern if not alarm. It involves the human rights of privacy and security. The claim of a training exercise is not plausible. If simply a hypothetical training, why involve actual addresses and innocent civilians? It’s also too much of a coincidence ... Statements Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:52:16 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/commission-on-human-rights-t728.htm#733 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/commission-on-human-rights-t728.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/child-labor-provokes-boycott-of-philippine-exports-t727.htm KAKAMMPI (Fr. Shay's columns are published in The Manila Times, in publications in Ireland, the UK, Hong Kong, and on-line.) http://www.preda.org/archives/2009/r09091601.html The United States has called for a boycott of a dozen Philippine exports because of the widespread use of child labor in agriculture, tobacco, pig raising, fireworks and the making of child pornography. The United States Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) acting under the US Trafficking ... Statements Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:50:17 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/child-labor-provokes-boycott-of-philippine-exports-t727.htm#732 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/child-labor-provokes-boycott-of-philippine-exports-t727.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/asean-and-human-rights-t723.htm KAKAMMPI PWG Prepares for Nationwide University Road Show on ASEAN and Human Rights The Philippine Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism (PWG), in cooperation with the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHRP) invites you and/or your network to cover or perhaps write an article about its nationwide university road show entitled “Human Rights: Asan na yan sa ASEAN?” ASEAN has recently adopted a Terms of Reference that establishes an ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission ... Statements Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:21:05 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/asean-and-human-rights-t723.htm#728 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/asean-and-human-rights-t723.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/anti-torture-bill-is-now-on-pgmas-desk-t722.htm KAKAMMPI Dear fellow freedom from torture advocates, We would like to inform you that the Enrolled Anti-Torture Bill is now on PGMA’s desk, ready for signing. Unfortunately, we have received word that GMA has plans to veto the measure since it does not include the accountability of Non-State Actors. If this happens, the proposed bill will be returned to the legislative branch for reconsideration. This situation will yield one of two possible scenarios: PGMA’s veto is overridden by a ... Statements Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:10:13 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/anti-torture-bill-is-now-on-pgmas-desk-t722.htm#727 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/anti-torture-bill-is-now-on-pgmas-desk-t722.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/philippines-recent-political-killings-t721.htm KAKAMMPI Philippines: Recent political killings raise fears for human rights defenders Recent politically-motivated killings in counter-insurgency areas raise concerns about the safety of human rights defenders and community leaders in such regions. Amnesty International calls on the Philippine government to provide protection to people at risk of being targeted, and to initiate prompt, impartial, independent and effective investigations into all killings. The government’s counter-insurgency ... Statements Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:07:24 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/philippines-recent-political-killings-t721.htm#726 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/philippines-recent-political-killings-t721.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/call-for-plenary-voting-on-the-rh-bill-t702.htm KAKAMMPI CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS INTENSIFY CALL FOR PLENARY VOTING ON THE RH BILL With only a few session days remaining before Congress breaks again in October 16, agitated reproductive health advocates trooped to the House of Representatives to intensify their call for the continuation of plenary hearings and subsequent voting on of the controversial ... Statements Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:04:04 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/call-for-plenary-voting-on-the-rh-bill-t702.htm#707 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/call-for-plenary-voting-on-the-rh-bill-t702.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/detainees-death-t701.htm KAKAMMPI Arab News: Editorial: Detainee’s death 2 September 2009 The death of an Indian at a deportation center in Riyadh is cause for serious concern. There are allegations that while being held, Mohammed Saquib, arrested after his iqama expired, did not get necessary medical treatment until it was too late. It is alleged, moreover, that there are at present other untreated sick detainees at the Riyadh center; one is said to be in a dangerous condition. Overcrowding at the ... Statements Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:58:08 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/detainees-death-t701.htm#706 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/detainees-death-t701.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/sustainable-agriculture-in-cordilleras-t700.htm KAKAMMPI CropLife-CPAP-PICMA join hands for sustainable agriculture in Cordilleras LA TRINIDAD, Benguet - The crop protection industry have joined hands with the working journalists in this upland province in a show of force for sustainable agriculture in the Cordilleras. Underlining corporate social responsibility, CropLife, Crop Protection Association of the Philippines (CPAP) and the Philippine Integrated Crop Management Association, Inc. (PICMA), all associations of the manufacturers ... Statements Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:52:41 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/sustainable-agriculture-in-cordilleras-t700.htm#705 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/sustainable-agriculture-in-cordilleras-t700.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/global-warming-in-a-man-made-oven-t672.htm KAKAMMPI (Fr. Shay's columns are published in The Manila Times, in publications in Ireland, the UK, Hong Kong, and on-line.) http://www.preda.org/archives/2009/r09081201.html The most powerful and deadly typhoon to hit the Philippines, Taiwan and China one after another this past week left hundreds dead and million of dollars in damage. Landslides in Taiwan buried entire villages. In the Philippines, highways were swept away by floods as if nature was wiping down a table. The ferocity and ... Statements Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:09:50 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/global-warming-in-a-man-made-oven-t672.htm#677 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/global-warming-in-a-man-made-oven-t672.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/china-urges-world-to-respect-myanmar-s-sovereignty-t671.htm KAKAMMPI China urges world to respect Myanmar's sovereignty By Aung Hla Tun | August 12, 2009m http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2009/08/12/china_urges_world_to_respect_myanmars_sovereignty?mode=PF YANGON (Reuters) - China urged the world on Wednesday to respect Myanmar's judicial sovereignty, suggesting Beijing would not back any U.N. action against the junta for returning opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi into detention. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said it was ... Statements Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:06:06 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/china-urges-world-to-respect-myanmar-s-sovereignty-t671.htm#676 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/china-urges-world-to-respect-myanmar-s-sovereignty-t671.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/asean-reaction-t670.htm KAKAMMPI Asean Reaction Mixed On Myanmar Decision To Keep Suu Kyi In Detention http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsworld.php?id=432149 MANILA, Aug 12 (Bernama) -- Southeast Asian countries showed mixed reactions Tuesday ranging from condemnation by the Philippines to milder disappointment by Singapore to therenewed house detention of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi after a court convicted her of violating the terms of her house arrest, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported. The Philippine ... Statements Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:03:47 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/asean-reaction-t670.htm#675 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/asean-reaction-t670.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/phuket-set-for-us-or-them-showdown-on-burma-t669.htm KAKAMMPI By Alan Morison, http://phuketwan.com/tourism/phuket-asean-showdown-11442/ Wednesday, August 12, 2009 Phuketwan Analysis PHUKET in October may be the last time Asean leaders gather as a 10-nation grouping before Burma is expelled . . . or Indonesia leaves. Indonesia has so far remained quiet about this week's continuation of Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest for 18 more months, as well as the increasing likelihood that Burma is covertly working to become a nuclear power. Notorious ... Statements Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:02:31 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/phuket-set-for-us-or-them-showdown-on-burma-t669.htm#674 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/phuket-set-for-us-or-them-showdown-on-burma-t669.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/us-nuclear-powered-carrier-t668.htm KAKAMMPI US’ nuclear-powered carrier entry to Manila violates ASEAN treaty, Philippine constitution Yesterday, the USS George Washington aircraft carrier—a gargantuan ship measuring as long as seven Olympic-sized swimming pools in length and as high as a 24-storey building—docked at the Manila Bay. It carried with it over 6,000 US troops—or over a third of the number of US troops that used to be based in the former US bases in Subic and Clark. With a flight deck twice as large as UP’s Sunken Garden, ... Statements Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:59:46 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/us-nuclear-powered-carrier-t668.htm#673 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/us-nuclear-powered-carrier-t668.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/regional-symposia-on-biotechnology-t667.htm KAKAMMPI Regional symposia on biotechnology to last until October, says DA A series of regional symposia on biotechnology that started in July will extend up to October this year, the Department of Agriculture-Biotechnology Program Office (DA-BPO) said. It will culminate with the first National Biotechnology Conference for Teachers on November 27, a major gathering during the National Biotechnology Week celebrated on the same month. The first ... Statements Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:57:41 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/regional-symposia-on-biotechnology-t667.htm#672 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/regional-symposia-on-biotechnology-t667.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/biolife-news-service-t653.htm KAKAMMPI Bt corn, GM crops better than traditional varieties, experts say Scientists have confirmed the advantages of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) corn and genetically modified (GM) crops over traditional strains in a seminar held at the Linden Suites in Ortigas Center as part of the Pan-Asia Farmers Exchange 2009 that started on August 4 and will end on August 6. Dr. Violeta Villegas, an expert in plant pathology, said Bt corn has been genetically modified to resist the ... Statements Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:18:05 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/biolife-news-service-t653.htm#658 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/biolife-news-service-t653.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/chr-to-provide-protective-custody-t620.htm KAKAMMPI TO MELISSA ROXAS Quezon City – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) will be providing protective custody to Ms. Melissa C. Roxas, upon her return to the Philippines from the United States. Ms. Roxas will be coming back to the country in order to attend the next hearing on her petition for a writ of amparo, before the Court of Appeals. She is set to arrive Monday evening, July 20. In addition to the hearing before the Court of Appeals, Ms. Roxas will also be testifying before ... Statements Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:12:01 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/chr-to-provide-protective-custody-t620.htm#625 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/chr-to-provide-protective-custody-t620.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/an-appeal-to-a-president-t606.htm KAKAMMPI (Fr. Shay's columns are published in The Manila Times, in publications in Ireland, the UK, Hong Kong, and on-line.) http://www.preda.org/archives/2009/r09071501.html Trafficking of children and women is growing in most countries. All who believe in the dignity and equality of the human person are rightly outraged and disturbed by the blatant and shocking wave of international trafficking and sale of human persons as sex slaves and exploited unpaid workers. Many think slavery was abolished ... Statements Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:30:03 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/an-appeal-to-a-president-t606.htm#611 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/an-appeal-to-a-president-t606.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/the-chr-from-black-propaganda-and-political-mudslingings-t605.htm KAKAMMPI PLEASE SPARE THE CHR FROM BLACK PROPAGANDA AND POLITICAL MUDSLINGINGS Quezon City – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is calling on certain sectors to end their use of black propaganda against the Commission. An allegation has been made claiming that the CHR, or the Chairperson, was involved in the unauthorized taking out of an inmate from prison. This claim is false. The CHR categorically denies that it has ever been involved in any such irregular act, and categorically states ... Statements Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:28:42 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/the-chr-from-black-propaganda-and-political-mudslingings-t605.htm#610 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/the-chr-from-black-propaganda-and-political-mudslingings-t605.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/de-lima-on-the-alleged-charges-against-chr-chief-filed-t604.htm KAKAMMPI STATEMENT OF THE CHR CHAIRPERSON LEILA M. DE LIMA ON THE ALLEGED CHARGES AGAINST CHR CHIEF FILED BY A SUPPOSED DETAINEE IN PANABO: “I CATEGORICALLY DENY THE ACCUSATION. I DID NO SUCH THING. I DID NOT ORDER THE TAKING OUT FROM JAIL OF THE SUBJECT DETAINEE. NEITHER THE CHR NOR THE CHAIRPERSON HAS THE POWER TO DO THAT. THE CHR OR THE CHAIRPERSON CAN NEVER BE A PARTY TO ANY IRREGULARITY OR ILLEGALITY. THE MENTION OF MY NAME IN THE OFT REPEATED IMPUTATION OF POLITICAL MOTIVATIONS IN THE ONGOING ... Statements Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:27:04 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/de-lima-on-the-alleged-charges-against-chr-chief-filed-t604.htm#609 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/de-lima-on-the-alleged-charges-against-chr-chief-filed-t604.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/husband-seeks-help-for-wife-in-bonded-labor-in-oman-t603.htm KAKAMMPI By Maria Aleta Nieva-Nishimori, abs-cbnNEWS.com Nestor Figaroa had sold his tricycle’s sidecar to add to the money that they used to buy a return plane ticket for his wife who is still in Oman. “Naghanap po kami ng pera. ‘Yong sidecar ko naibenta ko para lang maidagdag sa pambili ng plane ticket ng asawa ko dahil yun po ang sabi ng agency ng Oman,” Figaroa said. Figaroa’s wife Maribel Calisaan, 37, is one of the seven Filipino women that according to Migrante International ... Statements Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:43:43 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/husband-seeks-help-for-wife-in-bonded-labor-in-oman-t603.htm#608 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/husband-seeks-help-for-wife-in-bonded-labor-in-oman-t603.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/an-open-letter-to-president-t602.htm KAKAMMPI AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO Appealing for the decalaraton of the anti-child pornography bill No.684 as urgent. July 2009 Dear Madame President, At no time in the history of the Philippines has there been a greater opportunity for the President to act decisively to protect Filipino children at grave risk than the present historical moment. Thousands of Filipino children are damaged for life when abused in the making of child pornography. The ... Statements Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:35:03 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/an-open-letter-to-president-t602.htm#607 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/an-open-letter-to-president-t602.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/more-human-bones-found-t601.htm KAKAMMPI MORE HUMAN BONES FOUND AT THE SITE COVERED BY THE SEARCH WARRANTS; NEW VIDEO CLIPS AND PHOTOS RELEASED On the strength of a new search warrant (SW) issued on 10 July 1009 by RTC-Manila, this time through Hon. William Simon P. Peralta, the 2nd Vice-Executive Judge and Presiding Judge of Branch 50, the PNP-CIDG Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) created specifically to assist the CHR and the CHR-led multi-agency task force in the ongoing probe into the summary killings attributed to the ... Statements Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:31:29 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/more-human-bones-found-t601.htm#606 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/more-human-bones-found-t601.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/amnesty-international-t591.htm KAKAMMPI Philippines: Multiple bombings in Mindanao are unlawful attacks on Civilians http://amnesty.org.ph/news.php?item=news&id=97 Amnesty International condemns five bombing incidents in several areas in Mindanao that have killed at least 12 people and injured approximately 90, the overwhelming majority of them civilians. The attackers chose to target civilians going about their daily business in town centres and busy public places. This shows contempt for the most fundamental principles ... Statements Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:04:10 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/amnesty-international-t591.htm#596 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/amnesty-international-t591.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/sulat-pagkondena-t590.htm KAKAMMPI KATARUNGAN para sa mga Biktima ng Pambobomba sa Cotabato City (July 5, 2009) Ika-5 ng Hulyo 2009, Linggo sa pagitan ng alas-8 at alas 9 ng umaga, niyanig ng isang putok ng bomba ang Cotabato City na kumitil ng di baba sa lima katao at nagsugat sa mahigit limampu kabilang na ang pagkasira ng isang tindahan at mga sasakyan. Ang pagsabog ay muling nagdulot ng pangamba at takot sa mga Cotabateńos. Nagdulot ng tanong at pala-isipan sa tao at magdudulot ng pag-igting na di pagkakaunawaan ... Statements Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:47 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/sulat-pagkondena-t590.htm#595 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/sulat-pagkondena-t590.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/chr-releases-video-clips-and-photos-t589.htm KAKAMMPI CHR RELEASES VIDEO CLIPS AND PHOTOS OF INITIAL BONE FINDS, HITS LOCAL JUDGE FOR REJECTING SW APPLICATION The Commission on Human Rights makes available today for anyone’s perusal, especially media, video clips and still photos of the ongoing search and exhumation of human remains/bones at the Gold Cup Firing Range, Brgy. Maa, Davao City, as part of the probe into the summary killings in the City. The site is believed to be the dumping ground of bodies of victims of said killings. The ... Statements Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:00:03 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/chr-releases-video-clips-and-photos-t589.htm#594 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/chr-releases-video-clips-and-photos-t589.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/statement-of-mongolian-civil-society-organizations-t544.htm KAKAMMPI We, Mongolian CSOs, demand the government to call to account ‘Boroo Gold’ mining company and develop responsible mining in Mongolia Mongolian CSOs state with full responsibility to the Government of Mongolia and public that mining in Mongolia is irresponsible and legal rights and interests of the people: miners and local communities have been violated continuously without proper legal redress. ‘Boroo Gold’, a Canadian mining company, has breached its contractual duty to use a mineral ... Statements Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:46:50 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/statement-of-mongolian-civil-society-organizations-t544.htm#548 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/statement-of-mongolian-civil-society-organizations-t544.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/pahra-denounces-t542.htm KAKAMMPI PAHRA denounces the authors of O.B. lists as conspirators against the right to life of human rights defenders because the former have set the targets and adjusted the sights of guns for the killing. A significant number of those in previous lists have been shot implicating military and police officials and other personnel. PAHRA thus fears particularly for the safety of Ms. Rita Melencio of TFDP who has been subtly described as “Marietta Mulato y Maring” and wrongly placed in the O.B. of the ... Statements Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:37:56 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/pahra-denounces-t542.htm#546 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/pahra-denounces-t542.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/the-philippine-alliance-of-human-rights-advocates-t541.htm KAKAMMPI The Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA) denounces the authors of the leaked PowerPoint presentation of a document classified as ‘secret’ entitled “3rd Quarter OB [Order of Battle] Validation result’ purportedly prepared by the JCICC ‘Agula’ under the office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence of the 10th Infantry Division. The OB is in the least a despicable joke that should merit a far heavier punishment than the prohibited ‘bomb joke’ at airport terminals. It ... Statements Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:36:21 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/the-philippine-alliance-of-human-rights-advocates-t541.htm#545 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/the-philippine-alliance-of-human-rights-advocates-t541.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/global-crisis-hits-companies-worldwide-t512.htm KAKAMMPI OFWs face a bleak future as global crisis hits companies worldwide May 15, '09 11:02 AM for everyone By Marilou Aguirre-Tuburan Davao Today DAVAO CITY — Unlike most of the overseas Filipino workers who lost their jobs in Taiwan, Isabelita Atis, 29, felt relieved when her plane finally touched down at the Davao International Airport in December last year. She was among the 6,468 thousand overseas Filipinos laid-off in Taiwan after 95 Taiwanese companies were forced to trim ... Statements Tue, 19 May 2009 09:28:15 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/global-crisis-hits-companies-worldwide-t512.htm#516 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/global-crisis-hits-companies-worldwide-t512.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/ppa-shelves-awarding-of-north-harbor-project-t511.htm KAKAMMPI SOURCE: MALAYA BUSINESS INSIGHT DATE: MONDAY, MAY 18, 2009 PAGE: A4 The awarding of the North Harbor project originally scheduled for this month will not push through as planned, according to the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA). PPA said that the technical evaluation of the proposal of the sole bidder’s proposal is “not yet through.” The joint venture of Harbour Centre Port Terminals, Inc. (HCPTI) and Metro Pacific Investment Corp. (MPIC) is ... Statements Tue, 19 May 2009 09:17:37 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/ppa-shelves-awarding-of-north-harbor-project-t511.htm#515 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/ppa-shelves-awarding-of-north-harbor-project-t511.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/labor-migration-policy-and-to-give-priority-to-human-rights-t510.htm KAKAMMPI by Philippine Migrants Rights Group May 7, 2009 UN Calls on RP Government to Review Labor Migration Policy and To Give Priority to Human Rights The United Nations Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (“UN MWC”) said it will hold the Philippine government to a higher standard of protecting the human righs of migrant workers after the government projected itself as the “global model” for migration. The UN MWC urged ... Statements Fri, 08 May 2009 03:43:50 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/labor-migration-policy-and-to-give-priority-to-human-rights-t510.htm#514 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/labor-migration-policy-and-to-give-priority-to-human-rights-t510.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/amnesty-chr-inquiry-must-lead-to-prosecution-t506.htm KAKAMMPI http://amnesty.org.ph/news.php?item=news&id=63 Amnesty International Philippine Section (AIPh) welcomed the Philippine Commission on Human Right’s (CHR) inquiry into the killings in Davao City and probe into the existence of the Davao Death Squad. “The inquiry into the killings in Davao and into the Davao Death Squad is long overdue. These unlawful killings have been reported by Amnesty International since 2006, by Special Rapporteur Philip Alston in 2007 and other national human ... Statements Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:25:18 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/amnesty-chr-inquiry-must-lead-to-prosecution-t506.htm#510 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/amnesty-chr-inquiry-must-lead-to-prosecution-t506.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/a-call-to-action-t505.htm KAKAMMPI (A speech delivered to Filipino Physicians of Washington Induction Event in Seattle on October 18, 2008 by Jessy A. Ang, M.D., Faith Philippines Founder and Convenor, Global Filipino Nation) When Glen asked me to give an inspirational talk to the upcoming induction event, I asked him what the theme of the event would be. His reply was “giving back.” No time in our lifetime is this question more relevant than now. During the last few weeks, we witnessed a great financial meltdown. The stock ... Statements Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:17:07 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/a-call-to-action-t505.htm#509 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/a-call-to-action-t505.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/press-release-on-the-virtual-community-t504.htm KAKAMMPI The virtual community aims to bring together academic experts, practitioners and other stakeholders from all over the world to discuss the issues of migration, remittances and development from a gender perspective, share information and learn from each other. The initiative is a result of two UN-INSTRAW virtual discussions, held in 2008, in which participants shared ideas about the current approach to gender, migration and development research (September 2008) and exchanged ideas on ensuring ... Statements Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:13:18 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/press-release-on-the-virtual-community-t504.htm#508 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/press-release-on-the-virtual-community-t504.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/us-arms-shipment-reaches-israel-t503.htm KAKAMMPI Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: As US arms shipment reaches Israel, President Obama urged to halt further exports The new delivery to Israel of a massive consignment of US munitions, revealed by Amnesty International today, throws into question whether President Obama will act to prevent the US fuelling further Israeli attacks against civilians that may amount to war crimes, as was perpetrated in Gaza. According to new information received by Amnesty International, the ... Statements Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:21:42 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/us-arms-shipment-reaches-israel-t503.htm#507 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/us-arms-shipment-reaches-israel-t503.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/magna-carta-for-journalists-t496.htm KAKAMMPI CHR DE LIMA ON THE PROPOSED MAGNA CARTA FOR JOURNALISTS: “IT IS TIME FOR PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS TO ASSERT THEIR RIGHTS” Officers and members of the Press Photographers of the Philippines (PPP) this morning trooped to the Office of Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Chairperson Atty. Leila M. De Lima to formally file complaint of harassment in support of their member against police authorities in Iloilo City at the height of the Dinangyan Festival celebration in the said province. Upon ... Statements Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:31:47 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/magna-carta-for-journalists-t496.htm#500 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/magna-carta-for-journalists-t496.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/asian-forum-for-human-rights-and-development-forum-asia-t495.htm KAKAMMPI 10th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Representative of the Secretary-General on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Friday, 13 March 2009 Thank you, Mr. President. FORUM-ASIA thanks the Representative of the Secretary-General on the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs) for his comprehensive reports (A/HRC/10/13, Add.1 and Add.3) including his assessment on the achievements and challenges at the ... Statements Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:23:12 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/asian-forum-for-human-rights-and-development-forum-asia-t495.htm#499 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/asian-forum-for-human-rights-and-development-forum-asia-t495.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/womens-ngos-cries-justice-for-rebelyn-pitao-t494.htm KAKAMMPI Quezon City, March 10, 2009 – The torture, possible rape, and killing of Rebelyn Pitao, a 20-year old civilian teacher and daughter of an NPA commander, is evidence of the continuous human rights violations that is happening under the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo administration. “The abduction of Rebelyn on March 4 and later her body found dead on March 5 at the time when women should be celebrating women’s gains and solidarity for their causes this Women’s Month is indeed a slap in the face of ... Statements Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:40:12 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/womens-ngos-cries-justice-for-rebelyn-pitao-t494.htm#498 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/womens-ngos-cries-justice-for-rebelyn-pitao-t494.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/womens-day-statement-t493.htm KAKAMMPI Uphold The Rights and Support the Struggle of Women Migrant Workers March 8,2009 Today on the occasion of International Women’s Day, we celebrate the immeasurable contribution of women around the world. On this day Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) calls out the international community to uphold the rights and support the ongoing struggle or women migrant workers. MFA welcomes the adoption of the CEDAW General Recommendation 26 (GR26) on women migrant workers and call for governments ... Statements Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:01:56 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/womens-day-statement-t493.htm#497 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/womens-day-statement-t493.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/legislative-measures-on-human-rights-t492.htm KAKAMMPI Press Statement on the Immediate Passage of Legislative Measures on Human Rights Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines The Commission on Human Rights is euphoric over the passage, on third reading, by the House of Representatives of important human rights measures, namely: Anti-Torture, Anti-Enforced Disappearance and Internal Displacement of Persons. This marks a milestone in Philippine legislative history considering that these human rights measures have languished in ... Statements Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:55:00 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/legislative-measures-on-human-rights-t492.htm#496 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/legislative-measures-on-human-rights-t492.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/commission-on-human-rights-t490.htm KAKAMMPI on the Occasion of the Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding Between the Philippine National Police and the Hanns Seidel Foundation Quezon City, Philippines 26 February 2009 delivered by LEILA M. DE LIMA Chairperson, Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines Police Director General Jesus Verzosa, Police Supt. Franklin Jesus Bucayu, Deputy Dir. Gen. Barias, other officers, members of the Philippine National Police, Mr. Paul Schafer and other representatives of the ... Statements Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:05:15 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/commission-on-human-rights-t490.htm#494 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/commission-on-human-rights-t490.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/womens-rights-ngo-criticizes-cbcps-t489.htm KAKAMMPI Women’s Rights NGO Criticizes CBCP’s Detrimental Stance against Women’s Reproductive Rights Manila, February 20, 2009 --Attorney Clara Rita A. Padilla, Executive Director of EnGendeRights, criticized the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines’ (CBCP) stance on the reproductive health care bill as detrimental to women’s reproductive rights. This was EnGendeRights’ reaction to the CBCP’s statement saying that they will campaign against the reproductive health care bill pending ... Statements Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:59:00 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/womens-rights-ngo-criticizes-cbcps-t489.htm#493 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/statements-f20/womens-rights-ngo-criticizes-cbcps-t489.htm