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Groups press SC to prevent more deaths of political prisoners
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
MANILA – With the death of yet another political prisoner, human rights group KAPATID called on Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo’s intervention to prevent more deaths, and to order an inspection of all prison facilities including quarantine centers.
KAPATID issued the call hours after peasant leader Joseph Canlas died, the fourth political prisoner to pass away during the pandemic. Canlas, chairperson of Alyansa ng Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luson was arrested on March 30 and charged with illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.
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+ April 04, 2021 “Two mothers weep today Mary grieves over the death of her son Jesus Christ and Elizabeth Estilon weeps for her newborn son who was separated from her a day after giving birth.”
This was the statement of Kapatid, a support group for families and friends of political prisoners, on Good Friday, the day in which Christians annually observe the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ, as it condemned what it described as the “cruel and merciless” act of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Sorsogon province.
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CHR urged to look into the case of 2 women charged with violation of Anti-Terror Act
By EMILY VITAL
MANILA Human rights group Karapatan urged the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to look into the cases of two women political prisoners charged with violation of the Anti-Terror Act.
In her letter addressed to CHR Commissioner Karen Gomez-Dumpit, Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay appealed on behalf of Elizabeth Estilon, 41, and Enriqueta Guelas, 62, who were arrested on Dec. 24, 2020 following a raid in barangay Lalod, Bulusan, Sorsogon by members from 31st and 22nd Infantry Battalions of the Philippine Army. Both were charged with violation of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 and illegal possession of firearms and explosives.
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Kapatid, a support group for families and friends of political prisoners, said 41-year-old Elizabeth Estilon was arrested on “trumped-up cases” of violation of the Anti-Terror Law, and illegal possession of firearms and explosives.
“Elizabeth Estilon is about to give birth at the end of the month or the first week of March. We ask the government to give her immediate medical attention and free her from prison now,” said Kapatid spokesperson Fides Lim in a statement.
“Seriously heed our call to avoid the incidents involving the deaths of the infants of political prisoners Reina Mae Nasino, Nona Espinosa and Andrea Rosal,” she added.
Makabayan bloc seeks probe into death of Baby Carlen in Negros separated from detained mom
Published February 24, 2021 9:57am A resolution was filed at the House of Representatives which seeks investigation on the death of an infant who was separated from her detained mother in Negros Oriental. Members of the Makabayan bloc filed House Resolution 1600 urging the chamber, through the Committee on Human Rights, to look into the incident in aid of legislation. The resolution said that on February 14, one-month-old baby Carlen, child of political prisoner Nona Espinosa, died of an infection of the lungs and blood while being separated from her mother.