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Political killings in the Philippines (2001–2010)

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obligations under international human rights law to hold accountable perpetrators of politically motivated killings....With inconclusive investigations, implausible suspects, and no convictions, impunity prevails....Out of hundreds of killings and "disappearances" over the past five years, there have been only two successfully prosecuted cases resulting in the conviction of four defendants....The number of senior military officers convicted either for direct involvement or under command responsibility remains zero. The doctrine of command responsibility in international law means that superior officers can be held criminally liable for the actions of their subordinates, and also if a superior had reason to know that subordinates under his command committed an offence and failed to use all feasible means under his command to prevent and punish it, he too may be found guilty for the offence.
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of some victims told Human Rights Watch that when they reported relevant cases to the police, police often demanded that the families themselves produce evidence and witnesses. Even when police filed cases with a court, they often identified the perpetrators either as long-wanted members of the NPA or simply as "John Doe." Some families told Human Rights Watch that police gave up investigating after only a few days.
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outlets. With 185 dead, 2006 is so far (2007) the highest annual mark for extrajudicial government murders. Of the 2006 killings, the dead were "mostly left-leaning activists, murdered without trial or punishment for the perpetrators", the issuance of the proclamation conspicuously coincided with a dramatic increase in political violence and extrajudicial killings.
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further wrote that the murders and kidnappings are rarely investigated by the police or other government agencies; they often go unreported because of fears of reprisal against the victims or their families. The Philippine National Police blamed investigative failures on this reluctance, but as Human
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writes that the estimates of killings vary on the precise number, with the government estimating only 114. It has failed to gain any convictions, and as of February 2007 had only arrested 3 suspects in the over 100 cases of assassination. He also alleges that the Arroyo government initially made
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itnesses are indeed reluctant to cooperate with police investigations, because of fear that they would be targeted by doing so. An extremely weak witness protection program exacerbates this problem....olice are often unwilling to vigorously investigate cases implicating members of the AFP. Families
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judges and lawyers, Task Force Usig 'has not proven to be an independent body…the PNP has a poor record as far as the effective investigation of the killings is concerned and is mistrusted by the Philippine people". Task Force Usig dismissed nearly half of the 114 cases of assassination as "cold"
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implicated the Philippine police and military are responsible for the crimes, and in his report, Alston charged Arroyo's propaganda and counter-insurgency strategy with the act that "encourage or facilitate the extra-judicial killings of activists and other enemies" of the state. and that "the AFP
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grants exceptional unchecked powers to the executive branch, placing the country in a state of emergency and permitting the police and security forces to conduct warrantless arrests against enemies of the state, including...members of the political opposition and journalists from critical media
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2006 saw a sharp increase in the number of extrajudicial killings, which coincided with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's June 2006 declaration of an "all-out war" against communist insurgents called the National People's Army (NPA)...the Philippine government is consistently failing in its
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no response to the dramatic increase in violence and killings writing that the "Arroyo has been tellingly silent over the killing and abduction of countless members of opposition parties and popular organizations". He later writes in February 2007, that the
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to probe the extrajudicial and political killings that had targeted militant activists and members of the press. The body, popularly known as the Melo Commission, rendered a report that concluded that most of the killings were instigated by the
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gun the journalist down as he is leaving his place of work. For a few thousand dollars, they eliminate the person who has been too outspoken. The cycle of violence has never ended because the culture of impunity is so strong, especially on
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should use its constitutional powers over the practice of law to impress upon prosecutors that they have a duty to the public to uphold and protect human rights by acting to ensure the effective investigation of cases and protection of
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has publicly condemned political killings "in the harshest possible terms" and urged witnesses to come forward, although the sincerity of the condemnation was in doubt due to the continuation of the killings.
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lamented the lack of court convictions in cases of political killings ... despite a marked decline in the incidents due to international pressure on the government. Alistair MacDonald, ambassador of the
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PHILIPPINES: Class Struggle and Socialist Revolution in the Philippines: Understanding the Crisis of U.S. Hegemony, Arroyo State Terrorism, and Neoliberal Globalization [Monthly Review]
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The Government should provide the Special Rapporteur with a copy of an "order of battle" relating to one of the zones in the country in which significant conflict is currently occurring.
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remains in a state of almost total denial… of its need to respond effectively and authentically to the significant number of killings which have been convincingly attributed to them"
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in 2001. These include extrajudicial harassment, torture, disappearances and murder of civilian non-combatants by the military and police. The events are thought to be linked to the "
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on extrajudicial killings has criticized the Philippine government for not doing enough to stop the killings, many of which had been linked to government anti-insurgency operations.
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The Government should commit to restoring the effectiveness of constitutionally mandated accountability arrangements, especially in relation to the role of Congressional oversight;
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E. San Juan, Jr., "Class Struggle and Socialist Revolution in the Philippines: Understanding the Crisis of U.S. Hegemony, Arroyo State Terrorism, and Neoliberal Globalization"
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E. San Juan, Jr., "Class Struggle and Socialist Revolution in the Philippines: Understanding the Crisis of U.S. Hegemony, Arroyo State Terrorism, and Neoliberal Globalization"
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The Government should immediately direct all military officers to cease making public statements linking political or other civil society groups to those engaged in
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A Human Rights Watch Submission to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding the Universal Periodic Review of the Republic of the Philippines
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government's strong commitment to human rights and its firm resolve to put an end to these unexplained killings and put their perpetrators behind bars."
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should begin to take seriously its independent constitutional role in responding to extrajudicial killings plausibly attributed to public officials;
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This was said to be the result in the creation of a task force was created in 2006 as the government's response to the extrajudicial killings.
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Human rights organizations and media watchdogs criticized the Philippine government for failing to act against the killings including,
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The political killings in the Philippines, with an estimated death toll of over 1,200 in 2010, began during the administration of
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has denied any involvement in the killings, and said, in 2007, that a drop by 83% in the number of political killings that year
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Most of those killed or "disappeared" were peasant or worker activists belonging to progressive groups such as
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The online publication Bulatlat states that "ccording to a recent international fact-finding mission of
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Foreign Terrorist Organization: Redesignation of Communist Party of the Philippines/New People's Army
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and, of the 58 cases where charges were brought, has secured only convictions only twice.
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reported in 2010 that an estimated 1,200 civilians had died due to the campaign.
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Numerous actors are said to be responsible for these killings which include the
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for Bay Area Indymedia. Republished by "Asian Human Rights Commission in News".
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have been implicated in most of the hundred or so murders of journalists since
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announced that the counter-insurgency program would end by December 31, 2010.
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and author of the Alston Report on Extrajudicial Killings in the Philippines.
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activists often were subject to harassment by local security forces.
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Extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances in the Philippines
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was restored in 1986. Employed by corrupt politicians or hired as
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EU laments no court convictions in Philippine political killings
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In conjunction with the executive branch of Government, the
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stated that she was seeking a resolution to the problem.
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