Tag Archives: balikatan

ACTION ALERT: Help End Torture, Cut US Aid to the Philippines!

Posted on June 27, 2009 by lfssfsu

(From our good friends at New York Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines) **** URGENT ACTION ALERT **** SIGN THE EMERGENCY ONLINE PETITION<<<<<<<<<<< * STAND AGAINST TORTURE ON JUNE 26, THE UN INTERNATIONAL DAY IN SUPPORT OF VICTIMS OF … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, International, Petition, Philippines, United States | Tagged AFP, anti-US bases, Armed Forces of the Philippines, balikatan, enforced disappearances, extra judicial killings, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, GMA, human rights, Imperialism, John Edward Handoc, Juanito Carabeo, junk vfa, Karapatan, Kidnapping, Melissa Roxas, New York Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines, NYCHRP, petition online, Philip Alston, Philippines, Senator Patrick Leahy, stop the killings, terrorism, Torture, U.N., U.S., UNCAT, United Nations, United Nations Committee Against Torture, US Appropriations Committee, US Military Aid, VFA, Visiting Forces Agreement, Women, youth | Leave a comment

Because the Power of the Youth Don’t Stop!!!

Posted on May 23, 2009 by lfssfsu

There have been numerous articles and statements written about the extra-judicial killings that have occurred in the Philippines since 2001 under the regime of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The Philippine-based human rights organization, Karapatan, has been at the forefront of documenting these … Continue reading →

Posted in Geography, Human Rights, News Article, Philippines, Photos, Statements, Videos, Youth | Tagged AFP, Anakbayan, Aquinas University, Armed Forces of the Philippines, balikatan, BAYAN, Bicol University, Camarines Norte State College, Cris Hugo, extra judicial killings, Farly Alcantara, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, GMA, human rights, Human Rights Watch, Ka Ambo, Karapatan, Karen Empeno, League of Filipino Students, LFS, National Democracy, Philip Alston, Philippine National Police, Philippines, PNP, Rei Mon "Ambo" Guran, Scared Silent, Sherlyn Cadapan, stop the killings, Students, U.N., United Nations, Universal Periodic Review of the Philippines, University of the Philippines, youth | Leave a comment

The Only “Change” We See Is the Change Being Pocketed by the Philippine Government to Rape and Terrorize the Filipino People—BAYAN-USA

Posted on May 14, 2009 by lfssfsu

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE CASE GO TO: Another ‘Nicole’: Filipina Accuses US Marine of Rape; Case Heightens Junk-VFA Call – Bulatlat (Fact Sheet on the case at the bottom of statement) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rhonda Ramiro, secgen@bayanusa.org May … Continue reading →

Posted in Gabriela, Human Rights, Petition, Philippines, Photos, Statements, United States, Women | Tagged "Nicole", "Vanessa", AFP, anti-US bases, balikatan, Barack Obama, BAYAN, BAYAN-USA, Bulatlat, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, economic crisis, extra judicial killings, Fact Sheet, Filipina, GAB USA, Gabriela, GABRIELA-USA, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, GMA, human rights, Imperialism, junk vfa, Lance Corporal Daniel Smith, Philip Alston, Philippines, Pinay, stop the killings, U.S., VFA, Visiting Forces Agreement, Women | Leave a comment

GABRIELA USA Denounces US-Philippine Collusion in the Acquittal of a High-Profile Military Rape Case

Posted on April 25, 2009 by lfssfsu

For Immediate Release April 23, 2009 Reference: Raquel Redondiez, Chair, GABRIELA USA, 415-244-9734 GABRIELA USA Denounces US-Philippine Collusion in the Acquittal of a High-Profile Military Rape Case Filipina-Americans in the United States express our disgust and anger at the news … Continue reading →

Posted in Gabriela, Philippines, Photos, Statements, United States, Women | Tagged "Nicole", anti-US bases, Babae, balikatan, Filipina, FIRE, GAB USA, Gabriela, GABRIELA-USA, GMA, human rights, Imperialism, junk vfa, Lance Corporal Daniel Smith, Pinay, PINAY sa Seattle, prostitution, SiGaW, VFA, Visiting Forces Agreement, Women | Leave a comment

SMITH ACQUITTAL A COLLABORATIVE MANEUVER BY ARROYO & US GOV’T TO PROTECT VFA

Posted on April 23, 2009 by lfssfsu

RP court acquits US Marine convicted of raping Filipina MANILA, Philippines – Lance Cpl. Daniel Smith, the American who was earlier convicted by a lower court of raping a Filipina in Subic, was acquitted by the Court of Appeals (CA). … Continue reading →

Posted in Gabriela, News Article, Petition, Philippines, Photos, Statements, United States, Women | Tagged "Nicole", anti-US bases, Babae, balikatan, BAYAN, BAYAN-USA, Filipina, FIRE, GAB USA, Gabriela, GABRIELA-USA, GMA, GMANews, human rights, Imperialism, junk vfa, justice for nicole, Lance Corporal Daniel Smith, military bases, Philippines, Pinay, prostitution, rape, U.S., US Tax Dollars, VFA, Visiting Forces Agreement, Women | Leave a comment

On Tax Day: Cancel the $400 Million Payment of U.S. Tax Dollars for Human Rights Violations

Posted on April 15, 2009 by lfssfsu

**Please forward widely** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2009 Reference: Rhonda Ramiro, Secretary General, secgen@bayanusa.org On Tax Day: Cancel the $400 Million Payment of U.S. Tax Dollars for Human Rights Violations Filipino Alliance in the U.S. Calls for End to … Continue reading →

Posted in Indigenous, LGBTIQ, Peasants, Philippines, Photos, Statements, United States, Women, Workers, Youth | Tagged AFP, Amnesty International, anti-US bases, balikatan, Barak Obama, BAYAN-USA, Bicol, extra judicial killings, Filipina, Gabriela, GABRIELA-USA, GMA, human rights, Human Rights Watch, Imperialism, junk vfa, Karapatan, Lance Corporal Daniel Smith, Mindanao, Mutual Defense Treaty, Philippines, Pinay, prostitution, stop the killings, terrorism, U.S., United Nations, US Tax Dollars, VFA, Visiting Forces Agreement, Women, youth | Leave a comment

Can Filipino Women Survive the Deluge? Freedom of Fear

Posted on March 4, 2009 by lfssfsu

Can Filipino Women Survive the Deluge? from ULAT LILA publications created by Center for Women Research in the Philippines Now, more than ever, the issue of security among the Filipino women are at stake. The basic rights of freedom from … Continue reading →