Upcoming: An Evening of Solidarity for Human Rights and Dignity
Published by Patrick November 21st, 2008 in International Solidarity Tags: International Solidarity, philippines.“Rites for Humanity:An Evening of Solidarity for Human Rights and Dignity” Cultural Evening
- Saturday, December 13, 2008
- 7:00 pm
- Rhizome Cafe, 317 East Broadway, Vancouver
- $5-$20 sliding scale donation at the door.
Please join the B.C. Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines (BCCHRP) in celebrating International Human Rights Day!
On December 10, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly’s adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
On the 60th anniversary of the declaration, people all over the world continue to struggle for genuine human rights, equality and peace.
In the Philippines, the people continue to struggle. Since President Macapagal Arroyo took power in 2001, the Filipino people have been the victims of Arroyo’s localized ‘war on terror’. According to reports, Arroyo has committed gross and systematic violations of human rights with 910 victims of extrajudicial killings, 195 victims of enforced disappearances, hundreds illegally arrested and sent to prison, tortured and harassed and has caused the displacement and forced evacuations of millions of Filipinos. In the midst of this political repression, attacks on the people’s right to security and livelihood continue. The Philippines external debt has ballooned to US$60 billion and the cost of rice shot up sharp inflation of rice from 2.6 % to 6.4% within a year.
Despite the repression and economic hardships, the Filipino people continue to resist — not only against tyranny, but also for their genuine human rights, freedom, and development.
Peace and freedom-loving people the world over have pushed the struggle for human rights forward.
Because of this spirit of resistance, there is cause to come together and celebrate.
For more information please contact BCCHRP 604-215-1103 or bcchrp@kalayaancentre.net