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RP 2007 Human Rights Report
2007.12.03
[above: Political Cartoon from Pinoy Weekly]
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[above: Political Cartoon from Pinoy Weekly]
Below I have the latest stats for the Philippines this year. If there's a posittive spin to this it's the fact that the killings and disappearances have gone down this year. But this is more because of international pressure (including the US withholding military aid temporarily, the UN Spec Report, and next years' regular review for members of the UN Human Rights Council--which this country ironically has a seat in)...
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Karapatan 2007 Report
Violations by GMA Regime (1 Jan to 31 October 2007):
Extra-Judicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions… 68
209 in 2006 / [Total: 887 (since 21.1.01)]
Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances… 26
78 in 2006 / [Total: 185]