NUPL on Palparan’s statement that charges were illegally filed
On the statement made by Ret. Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan through lawyer Atty. Jesus Santos – whose authority to represent the retired general is suspect – that the filing of the cases against him was done illegally, the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL), private prosecutor of the Cadapan and Empeno families, through its Secretary General Atty. Edre Olalia said: “General Palparan has the gall and temerity to claim that the charges against him were done illegally. That is farthest from the truth. He is turning things upside down…
Read MoreSTATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY WITH NUPL ACTION AGAINST MAJ. GEN. JOVITO PALPARAN
Statement of the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers The Haldane Society supports the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers’ actions against Maj Gen Jovito Palparan. The arrest warrant against Gen. Palparan and three other military personnel was issued by the Malolos Regional Trial Court on December 19, 2011. After a month-long manhunt by government law enforcement [...]
Read MoreBelgian Lawyers Statement regarding Political Prisoners in the Philippines, Former President Arroyo and Ret. Maj. Gen. Palparan
Progress lawyers network of Belgium urges the Philippine government to release all political prisoners and to institute criminal and administrative cases against major human rights violators life former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and fugitive retired General Jovito Palparan.
Read MoreStatement on Philippine human rights violations, on political prisoners and on notorious rights violators like Gen. Palparan
The International Association of People’s Lawyers (IAPL), an organization of human rights lawyers committed to the protection and advancement of the basic rights of peoples throughout the world, calls for the release of all political prisoners in the Philippines and the prosecution of human rights violators.
Read MoreClearer, stronger and firmer directive from PNoy necessary for Palparan’s capture
The statement issued by the New York-based international human rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) that some military personnel and business owners are protecting retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan validates one of the lingering apprehensions of the victims’ families and human rights defenders as well as the general public at large.
Read MoreOpen Letter to President Benigno Aquino, III of the New Lawyers Guild (NLG)
It has come to our attention that the notorious Armed Forces of the Philippines Retired Major General Jovito Palparan, known as “The Butcher,” has evaded capture since an arrest warrant was issued for him by the Malolos Regional Trial Court in the Philippines on December 19, 2011. During Palparan’s time as a division commander, his troops were implicated in grave abuses constituting violations of international humanitarian law, including violations of international humanitarian law constituting violations of international humanitarian law, including extrajudicial killings, torture, and enforced disappearances.
Read MorePalparan Counsel’s Claim That Victims Still Alive – Cruel and Insensitive: Counsel Runs Risks of Being Responsible for Coddling a Fugitive and for Obstruction of Justice
“The bare and belated allegation of his purported co-counsel that the victims are still alive raised mixed feelings, at the very least” said Atty. Olalia. “If false, it is an insensitive, cruel and irresponsible claim designed to confuse and raise false hopes. It could be a cheap shot to incorrectly undermine the charges. But if true, which is good, it raises even more questions though,” Atty. Olalia added.
Read MoreNUPL on reports about negotiations seeking for bigger US military role in PH: Mendicant errand boys beg US soldiers to use Philippines as war playground
Press Release January 27, 2012 On the reported negotiations between authorities of the United States (US) and the Philippines seeking to strike a deal for increased US military presence in the country, the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) said: “The NUPL, as a nationwide association of lawyers united to stand for human rights and [...]
Read MoreImpeachment of the Chief Justice: Our Institutions on Trial
The impeachment against the Chief Justice will certainly set a precedent. Whether it will be a good or bad one will depend on how it will be handled and decided upon and how credible the process is seen by the public. It may make for a better judicial institution by serving as a springboard for reforms in the administration of justice. Or it may bamboozle the courts and undermine the system of supposed checks and balances and be the opening to monopoly of power.
Read MoreNUPL on the reported P1M bounty for Palparan
Press Statement January 5, 2012 On the reported increase of the reward money for any information leading to the arrest of fugitive Ret. Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan, the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) panel of private prosecutors in the case of the disappearance of UP students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeno said: “We support [...]
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