A month into the campaign, Amnesty International today sent a clarion call to the candidates for president in the May 10, 2010 elections – make human rights a priority – especially in the first 100 days of the country’s new leader who will replace President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International recently asked candidates for the Philippine presidency to bare their human rights platforms, especially those they plan to implement within their first 100 days in office. In a public statement issued on the day the official campaign period started last week, Amnesty asked the presidential candidates to consider taking three [...]