Top Labor Lawyer, Southern Tagalog activists freed from prison after 3 months

‘Tuloy ang laban!’

After about 3 months of detention, KMU’s chief legal counsel and 5 activist-leaders from Southern Tagalog, were released from prison yesterday, Feb 5.
The six were maliciously charged with multiple murder and multiple frustrated for allegedly participating in an NPA ambush in Mindoro last 2006.
First to be arrested was KMU chief counsel Atty. Remigio [...]

48-day detention of prominent labor lawyer represents new trend in HRVs: Atty. Saladero resumes writing weekly column behind bars

As the world marks the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, prominent labor lawyer Atty. Remigio D. Saladero Jr. marks his 48th day of detention on false charges concocted by the Arroyo government and meant to silence critics by depriving them of their basic human rights.
“The unjust and illegal detention of Atty. [...]

Free Saladero Coalition welcomes CHR probe into labor lawyer’s case: De Lima notes legal offensives a ‘new strategy’ vs. activists

Commission on Human Rights (CHR) chairperson Leila de Lima yesterday called the emerging pattern of legal offensives against activists a “disturbing pattern” that is most probably the handiwork of the Inter-Agency Legal Assistance Group (IALAG), recommended for abolition by United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings Philip Alston.
In a dialogue with the Free Atty. Saladero [...]

CHR Commissioner urged to look into illegal arrest, detention of top labor lawyer

“With junking of impeach raps, more vigilance needed vs. Arroyo’s HRVs”

Members of the Free Atty. Saladero et. al. Coalition today trooped to the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to urge Commissioner Leila de Lima to look into the illegal arrest and continued detention of prominent labor lawyer and human rights advocate Remigio Saladero Jr.
“With [...]

Arrests of labor activists are ridiculous, aimed to sabotage workers –Canadian labor groups

Canadian labor unions representing some 1.5 million workers express alarm over the worsening labor rights situation in the Philippines, including the on-going crackdown against labor unions, formations and institutions. Saladero, who handles loads of labor cases, could impossibly attend court hearings; work as a columnist while performing duties in NPA armed activities. In addition, two [...]

Workers appeal to Globe Telecom: “Distance yourself from human rights violators”; Clients of Atty. Saladero call for labor lawyer’s immediate release

Members of the National Federation of Labor Unions (Naflu)- Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) today stormed the main office of Globe Telecom in Mandaluyong City to condemn the continued illegal detention and call for the immediate release of Atty. Remigio D. Saladero Jr., a prominent labor lawyer, human rights advocate, and columnist.
Atty. Saladero, chief legal counsel [...]

Global Day of Action against Trade Union Repression today: KMU alarms public over wave of criminal charging, gestapo arrests and detention of labor lawyer and leaders

In several parts of the world today, workers will unite against renewed and escalated repressions to the labor movement amid the panic of the capitalists due to the financial crisis.
In our country, a top labor lawyer, and a growing number of union leaders are slapped with trumped up criminal charges, arrested gestapo-like, and detained in [...]

Lawyers, political leaders, marginalized gather for immediate freedom of Atty. Saladero; Persecution of people’s lawyer is persecution of people

A broad spectrum of leaders and representatives of various sectors gathered today in the launching of the Free Atty. Saladero coalition to combine efforts for the immediate freedom of people’s lawyer Atty. Remigio Saladero Jr.
Saladero was illegally arrested in his residence last October 23 and has been in jail since then (see fact sheet). He [...]

ANAKPAWIS lauds New York-based Human Rights Watch vs Manila Government’s rights violations; urges new US president to clamp down aid on Arroyo

News Release
06 November 2008
ANAKPAWIS lauds New York-based Human Rights Watch vs Manila Government’s rights violations; urges new US president to clamp down aid on Arroyo
THE PROGRESSIVE party list group Anakpawis hailed the New York-based Human Rights Watch on campaigning for the immediate release of Atty. Remigio Saladero Jr. amid the worsening human rights violations being [...]