Erap says rights abuses show lack of political will By Gerry Baldo and Aytch S. de la Cruz 03/15/2010

Erap says rights abuses show lack of political will

By Gerry Baldo and Aytch S. de la Cruz 03/15/2010 Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino standard bearer former President Joseph Estrada scored yesterday President Arroyo’s lack of political will in addressing the numerous human rights cases that happened under her watch. Estrada, reacting to the US State Department report on extrajudicial killings in the country, said that the report was embarrassing for the government since it reflected the lack of commitment of the incumbent administration on upholding human rights.  “This report proved that we are correct in identifying peace and order as the top issue that the next administration must address,” Estrada said. The US State Department report cited the Ampatuan massacre as among the human rights abuses that happened under the Arroyo administration. Human rights groups have also documented over 800 extrajudicial killings since 2001 when Arroyo took over the presidency from Estrada..... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20100315hed4.html

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