Mary Jane Veloso case mirrors mounting govt neglect of OFWs; govt budget for OFWs falling
The recent case of Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina worker facing the death penalty in Indonesia, blatantly illustrates government’s failure to defend the rights of the country’s millions of overseas workers.
#MaryJaneLives: Setting the record straight — and 10 action points
The execution was stopped and Mary Jane Veloso is alive today. This is the happy outcome after countless people in the Philippines, in Indonesia, and across the world never gave up and fought up to the last hour. These efforts paid off, with President Joko Widodo making the decision at the 11th hour to spare the life of Mary Jane.
#SAVEMARYJANE THE PEOPLE HAVE PREVAILED, NOW HEADS MUST ROLL
It is with utmost jubilance that we announce to all Filipinos and supporters here in the Philippines and around the world that the Indonesian government has suspended the implementation of the death sentence on our kababayan Mary Jane Veloso until all proceedings in the Philippines is finished.
On the unlawful arrests of Turkish migrant workers in Europe
Statement of the International Migrants’ Alliance – Europe Section against the arbitrary arrests of members of the Confederation of Turkish Workers in Europe (ATIK)
The International Migrants’Alliance Europe section strongly denounces the arbitrary and unlawful arrests of 12 activists and members of theConfederation of Turkish Workers in Europe (ATIK) in Germany, Greece, France and Switzerland last April 15.
The unlawful searches and arrests violate their civil and human rights and a spit on the tenets of the European Charter on Human Rights and International Humanitarian Laws.
That Germany, France, Greece and Switzerland, states that supposedly proclaim to lead the EU in protecting and safeguarding human rights, have committed these unlawful searches and arrests, is an expose’ of their hypocrisy in applying human rights.
We join the call for the immediate release of all those arrested and detained, a stop to the harassment and intimidation of political, human rights and migrant activists, and a stop to the criminalization of migrants and political refugees.
Long live international solidarity!
International MIGRANTS’ Alliance (Europe section)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Postbus 15687, 1001 ND Amsterdam
April 20, 2015
The International Migrants’Alliance Europe section strongly denounces the arbitrary and unlawful arrests of 12 activists and members of theConfederation of Turkish Workers in Europe (ATIK) in Germany, Greece, France and Switzerland last April 15.
The unlawful searches and arrests violate their civil and human rights and a spit on the tenets of the European Charter on Human Rights and International Humanitarian Laws.
That Germany, France, Greece and Switzerland, states that supposedly proclaim to lead the EU in protecting and safeguarding human rights, have committed these unlawful searches and arrests, is an expose’ of their hypocrisy in applying human rights.
We join the call for the immediate release of all those arrested and detained, a stop to the harassment and intimidation of political, human rights and migrant activists, and a stop to the criminalization of migrants and political refugees.
Long live international solidarity!
International MIGRANTS’ Alliance (Europe section)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Postbus 15687, 1001 ND Amsterdam
April 20, 2015 Refugees in Amsterdam have nowhere to go
We send you today our warmest militant greetings of solidarity! We are fighting a common struggle, and that is to assert our rights, defend them and secure for ourselves and for all oppressed peoples a humane society.