"Barely a month after the launch of our book, “Reclaiming Stolen
Lives,” we hear about the disappearance of James Balao, one of the
founding members of the Cordillera People’s Alliance. We have sent
urgent letters to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as well as to the
Commission on Human Rights and the Philippine National Police, urging
them to act without delay on this incident. In the Oct. 15 issue of the
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Conrado de Quiros (in his column) and the University of the Philippines, Baguio community (in a letter) expressed concern for yet another stolen life..." Read the rest on http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/letterstotheeditor/view/20081018-167087/Shameful-for-a-UNHRC-member |
 If by chance you were there when it happened I wish you did not shut your eyes as you would when lightning strikes I would want you to remember how he looked How he reached out in silent horror for you to Memorize details of the moment Because he knew it would come to this Searching is a giant question mark That hooks the nerves and curses the dark and unknown It cannot be that he remains just a name With a fact sheet attached He has to be somewhere breathing reaching For the chance to be with us again. |
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Letter by the Secretary General of the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD)posted Oct 11, 2008 6:15 AM by Diego Maranan |