Leaders of progressive organizations share the situation of workers in the US amid the global pandemic. “Instead of prioritizing widespread testing and providing support for workers, Trump has ensured profits for his Wall Street friends. We need hazard pays, our health workers should be given the pay they need…” By MENCHANI TILENDO Bulatlat.com MANILA —…
On the third anniversary of the murder of 17-year-old Kian Loyd Delos Santos, human rights watchdog Karapatan reiterated its call for justice, which the group asserted, “remains elusive for the thousands of victims killed in the government’s sham and bloody war on drugs as it continues to claim more and more lives with rampant impunity.”…
Groups protest the passage of Anti-Terror Act in the House of Representative on Thursday, June 4. (Photo by Carlo Manalansan/Bulatlat) The report also noted that the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act which replaces the Human Security Act of 2007 “dilutes human rights safeguards, broadens the definition of terrorism and expands the period of detention without warrant from…
By Helen Regan and Kocha Olarn, CNN, Published Nov 19, 2020 (CNN) — Thailand’s parliament on Wednesday voted to move forward with two proposals on amending the constitution but stopped short of backing a motion that included monarchical reform, amid intensifying protests against the country’s military-backed government. A youth-led movement has held regular demonstrations for the…
Karapatan strongly denounces the killing of Atty. Benjamin Ramos, a people’s lawyer who inflinchingly stood alongside the poor and oppressed in Negros and a feisty human rights defender who dedicated his life to selfless service for the downtrodden. While we grieve with the family of Atty. Ben, his friends and colleagues, and the communities he…
“Is this what we get for voting him? Killing our jobs? Making our families go hungry? We will no longer be able to help our relatives, siblings and parents. This is beyond painful.” The post Tears, rage over massive loss of jobs at the Kapamilya network appeared first on Kodao Productions.