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Asian Human Rights Commission
Further to our previous appeal (UA-34-2005) regarding the killings of human rights defenders and workers in Hacienda Luisita, Tarlac, Philippines, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Promotion of Church People's Response (PCPR) about another killing of a priest who supported workers on strike in Hacienda Luisita.
Fr. William Tadena of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) is the tenth victim to be killed since the bloody crackdown by the police and military on the workers demanding their rights on 16 November 2004. Fr. Tadena's killing occurred 13 March 2005 just nine days after the murder of Abelardo Ladera, Tarlac City Councilor and vocal supporter of the striking workers.
Your urgent action is required to pressure the Government of Philippines to intervene and stop the ongoing killings and harassment of the workers in Hacienda Luisita. Please ask the local authorities to arrest and prosecute the perpetrators who were involved in the killings of Fr. Tadena, Councilor Ladera and Marcing Beltran. Please also urge them to provide immediate protection to the workers and human rights defenders who are supporting the workers' strike.
Posted on 2005-03-21
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