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On the Release of Amanda Echanis

I welcome and celebrate the acquittal and release of peasant organizer Amanda Echanis, who was today cleared of trumped-up charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives. Amanda endured five long years of unjust imprisonment since her arrest in December...
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Stand against State Censorship and Repression! Protect our Youth!

STAND AGAINST STATE CENSORSHIP AND REPRESSION! PROTECT OUR YOUTH! by Walden Bello, Amnesty International Philippines’ Most Distinguished Defender of Human Rights Awardee (2023) All pro-democracy forces must be extremely alarmed by the creeping campaign of intimidation...
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JUSTICE FOR ALI MACALINTAL!

by Walden Bello, Amnesty International Philippines’ Most Distinguished Defender of Human Rights Awardee (2023)I vehemently condemn the brutal killing of former journalist and human rights advocate Ali Macalintal, who was shot dead in General Santos City on Monday,...
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Tribute to the late Comrade Francisco Nemenzo

(Transcribed Video tribute University of the Philippines, Dec 29, 2024) Good evening from Bangkok, comrades, colleagues, and friends. I deeply regret not being there with you at this memorial for our dear Ka Dodong Nemenzo. I think there are certain qualities that...
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