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- Al A. Parreño
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Benigno "Ninoy" S. Aquino Jr., Philippine Senator, Human Rights Defender

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Intl media group: Easy to get away with murder in PHL

April 3, 2012

A New York-based media watchdog — the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — lamented that two unsolved controversial murders indicate that in the Philippines it is “easy to get away with murder.” read more →

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The Parreño Report Video

Until now, killings and enforced disappearances in the Philippines are widespread, systematic and targeted towards journalists, activists, peasants and thought leaders, according to a study conducted by Atty. Al A. Parreno, with the support from the Asia Foundation and the USAID.

Ninoy Aquino’s Guest Appearance on The 700 Club

The late Senator Benigno “Ninoy Aquino speaks on the fundamentals of democracy, suffering, freedom, and the love of God.

Parreno’s Report on EJK & Enforced Disappearances

A video on human wrongs in the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camps shown during the public presentation of Atty. Al Parreno’s expanded legal audit entitled KILLINGS AND DISAPPEARANCES IN A “JUST AND HUMANE SOCIETY”.

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This project is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of Atty. Al A. Parreno and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID, the United States Government, or The Asia Foundation.

Relevant Reports
- Alston Report
  This is the findings of United Nations Special Rapporteur Philip Alston during his visit on the Philippines.
- Melo Report
  This summarizes the investigation made by a special committee on EJK violations in the country.
- Parreno Report 1
  This is a legal audit of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines from 2001 to 2010 made by Al A. Parreno.
- EJK, ED and JK Summarized Report
  Killings and Disappearances in a "Just and Humane Society" by Atty. Al A. Parreño
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Intl media group: Easy to get away with murder in PHL

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