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PHILIPPINES: Immediately relocate the victims of demolition drive in Quezon City

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Hunger Alert Case : The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about allegedly illegal demolition of around 120 houses in Florentino St., Sto. Domingo, Quezon City on April 10-11, 2013. The information sent to the AHRC by Barangay Sto. Domingo Settlers Association through Defend Jobs Philippine asserts that the demolitions were carried out in violation of the ongoing legal case in the Court of Appeals. The organizations allege that the demolition team had neither had a court order with them nor was sheriff present at the venue. The AHRC notes with concern the fact that the demolitions step up the ongoing assault on urban poor coupled with governmental apathy and inaction. Read More...

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