Five political detainees at the provincial jail started a
10-day hunger strike here Wednesday, jail warden Dominador Tagarda said.Tagarda
said that Alfredo Mapano, a.k.a “Paris
He said that the political detainees were simply dramatizing
support as the United Nation commemorates the International Human Rights Day on
Dec. 10.
Tagarda also assured the families, relatives, and friends of
the political detainees and all other prisoners that their rights are respected
and uphold by the jail management.
“We have stern instruction from Gov. Yevgeny Vincente Emano
to always observe and respect the rights of all prisoners without discrimination,”
Tagarda said.
Mapano said that their hunger strike has nothing to do with
the jail management, but as a manifestation of their support of the
International Human Rights Day celebration.
He said that they will skip their breakfast and lunch, but
shall take the dinner for the next 10-day period.
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A political prisoner is generally defined as a person who is imprisoned for his or her political activities, particularly those who oppose or criticize the government of their countries. Unarmed, nonviolence is the underlining assumption inherent in this definition.
ReplyDeleteIn the case of detained members of the Maoist Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). National Democratic Front (NDF), and New People's Army (NPA), they advocate the seizure of political power through clandestine peasant-based guerilla warfare and the violent overthrow of the existing Philippine government. These folks are not political prisoners. They are captured/incarcerated violent Maoist insurgents.