INVITATION

The HKCAHRPP invites you to a FORUM on
THE PURSUIT OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND PEACE IN THE PHILIPPINES 

and

HK DEFEND invites you to a
BOOK LAUNCHING of two volumes of
Prof. Jose Maria Sison's Selected Writings

　　DATE:             26th April 2009, Sunday, 2:00 - 5:00 PM
　　VENUE:          Room 202, Duke of Windsor Building, 15 Hennessy Road,
　    　                   Wanchai, Hong Kong [Map]

The Panel of Speakers will include the following:

1. Atty. Remigio Saladero, Jr. - A FILIPINO LABOUR LAWYER arrested for trumped up charges. Charges were dropped due to insufficient evidence. But soon after, another similar murder case was filed against him. He will speak on the Political Persecution and Current Situation of Human Rights in the Philippines

2. Mr. Fidel Agcaoili - CHAIRPERSON of the HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE OF THE NEGOTIATING PANEL FOR THE PEACE TALKS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC FRONT OF THE PHILIPPINES. He will share his thoughts on The Prospects of Peace in the Philippines

3. Hon. Leung Kwok-hung (a.k.a. Longhair) HONG KONG LEGISLATOR  is a staunch supporter of the Philippine social movement. He joined the Second Fact-Finding Mission on the Human Rights situation in the Philippines in 2007 to investigate the killings and abductions of activists and peace advocates. He is to share his experiences in being in solidarity with Filipinos

PROGRAMME

2:00 - 2:30       -           Registration
2:30 - 3:45       -           Panel Presentation / Open Forum
3:45 - 4:00       -           Cultural Presentations / Coffee Break
4:00 - 5:00       -           Book Launching of two of Prof. Jose Maria Sison's
                                    Selected Writings: (1) FOR DEMOCRACY AND SOCIALISM
　 　　　　　　　　　AGAINST
                                    IMPERIALIST GLOBALISATION and (2) FOR JUSTICE, SOCIALISM
　 　　　　　　　　　AND PEACE

For the past four years, the Philippines had a record of more than a thousand activists killed extra judicially and about 200 recorded enforced disappearances. Local, regional international campaigns, fact-finding missions (twice sponsored by the HKCAHRPP) and lobbying work at the UNHRC level had marked a decrease in the number of victims. It is, however, noted of late that arrests, killings, enforced disappearances now target staunch supporters of the marginalized sectors and renowned political personalities critical of the Philippine administration, by filing trumped up charges against them. Let us have a glimpse at the prospect of peace and the developing political climate in the country.

It is as well in the above backdrop that we find it very timely for two volumes of Prof. Jose Maria Sison's Selected Writings is launched. Professor Sison, live in exile continuously persecuted with his wife, Julie, in The Netherlands. On March 31, 2009, insufficient legal and convincing evidences made the Public Prosecution Service of the Dutch government dismiss the case against Professor Sison concerning the deaths of two security consultants and military assets of the Philippine government. His name remains in the terrorist list of the Council of the European Union and the US State Department. The HK Defend supports his demand that this be removed. Thus we offer you an hour of launch and connections with Professor Sison via Skype video.

For more information, please feel free to contact the following:

Jackie Hung - 92681803, Yuk Fan - 92177580
Ramon Bultron - 94773141, Eman Villanueva - 97585935

Because of limited number of seats, please call us or e-mail to hkcahrpp@gmail.com for confirmation of your attendance.