by Initiatives for International Dialogue | Sep 21, 2004 | Press Releases, Self-determination and Solidarity
Today, as we Filipinos remember the declaration of Martial Law in the Philippines, we also express solidarity with the Burmese and ethnic peoples of Burma who have been under military regimes for 42 years. The military junta in Burma continuous to commit monumental...
by Initiatives for International Dialogue | Sep 15, 2004 | Press Releases, Self-determination and Solidarity
The EU has always been tagged as the ruling junta’s fiercest critique over the the lack of concrete progress in democracy and the violations of human rights in Burma. The EU has also been vocal in demanding for the release of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi...
by Initiatives for International Dialogue | Sep 1, 2004 | Peace Process, Press Releases
The summary killings in Davao City have created conditions for a possible spiral of fear, retribution, anarchy and terror in the city. The questions now on the minds of Davaoenos are: If the authorities cannot stop the vigilantes, what prevents other criminal or even...
by Initiatives for International Dialogue | Aug 27, 2004 | Peace Process, Press Releases
East Timor’s struggle for freedom is not yet complete. The East Timorese people still clamor for justice for the grave crimes committed from the 1975 invasion of Indonesia onwards. Top officers of the Indonesian military responsible for the deaths of more than 200,000...
by Initiatives for International Dialogue | Jul 7, 2004 | Peace Process, Press Releases
We are against the holding of Balikatan exercises in Carmen and other conflict-affected areas in Mindanao.The Mindanao Peoples Caucus is concerned over reports that the RP-US Balikatan training exercises will be held in Carmen, Cotabato within the next few months. Our...
by Initiatives for International Dialogue | Jun 18, 2004 | Press Releases, Self-determination and Solidarity
To make meaningful the celebration of the 59th birthday today (June 19) of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the Burmese major political party National League for Democracy (NLD), the Initiatives for International Dialogue (IID), a regional NGO based in the Philippines,...
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