Families of victims of enforced disappearances in the Philippines say they have little hope that the country’s new president will help efforts to find justice for the many hundreds of citizens who remain unaccounted for. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr, won a landslide victory in the May 2022 election, nearly four decades after his dictator father was ousted in a popular uprising.
SMNI shutdown sought over Palparan interview, red-tagging philstar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from philstar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Department of Justice will look into how convicted kidnapper retired general Jovito Palparan was interviewed by Presidential Communications Undersecretary on SMNI Network, and was also carried by the NTF-ELCAC official Facebook page.
“The NTF-ELCAC is mocking the partial justice we attained by holding accountable Palparan on the disappearance of Karen and Sherlyn. This is why we are one in its abolition because with the continued existence of NTF-ELCAC, the government continues in its systematic red-tagging of activists and persons resulting in real-life harm on them,” said Cadapan.
Kin, human rights defenders remember the disappeared bulatlat.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bulatlat.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.