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Pahayag ng iDEFEND sa Memorandum Order 32 na nagpapatibay ng panuntunan sa mga militar sa ilalim ng State of National Emergency to suppress lawless violence
Wednesday, 28 November 2018 | Statement
iDEFEND renews call for an end to the war on drugs, citing IDPC report
Tuesday, 23 October 2018 | Statement
The International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) report on the global failure to address illegal drugs cited the gruesome results of drug wars waged around the world:
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A 145 per cent increase in drug-related deaths over the last decade, totaling a harrowing 450,000 deaths per year in 2015.
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At least 3,940…
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Philippines does not belong to UNHRC - iDEFEND
Monday, 15 October 2018 | Statement
The Philippines (Government) does not belong in the UN Human Rights Council and its membership must be rescinded or suspended for miserably failing to uphold human rights standards. The UN Human Rights Council should hold the GRP accountable to standards expected of members.
PATUMBAHIN ANG DIKTADURA!
Thursday, 20 September 2018 | Statement
Noong ika-21 ng Setyembre 1972, pormal na idineklara ng dating Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos ang pagtatatag ng diktadura sa Pilipinas.
Napabagsak ang diktadura noong 1986 subalit pinalitan lamang ito ng isang huwad na “demokrasya” na nagkubli lang sa patuloy na pamamayagpag ng mga panginoong maylupa at mga kapitalista.
Ngayon, 46 na taon mula nang idineklara ni Marcos ang batas…
Duterte SONA: Empty Gains, More Bloodshed
Friday, 27 July 2018 | Statement
Expect the bloodshed to continue.
President Duterte has only confirmed what we already know to be true: that the drug war is relentless in its disregard for due process and rule of law, and chilling in the unprecedented level of violence and impunity. His campaign against drugs has failed to solve the drug problem as it has yet to jail big drug personalities and stop the flow of drugs…