KAWAGIB calls for support tor the peace negotiations

KAWAGIB Alliance for the Advancement of Moro Human Rights

calls for support to the peace negotiations between GPH and MILF and NDFP

Cotabato City

February 15, 2011

■ NDFP demands the immediate and unconditional release consultant Alan Jazmines

■ Writings on the margin of a book - a poem by Alan Jazmines

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Photos courtesy of KAWAGIB Alliance for the Advancement of Moro Human Rights



February 15, 2010 Press Release KAWAGIB, nanawagang suportahan ang Usapang Pangkapayapaan Cotabato City- Naglunsad ng Kilos Protesta ang mga militanteng grupo sa lungsod upang suportahan ang usapang pangkapayapaan sa pagitan ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas at Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) na nagsimula noong ika-9 ng Pebrero sa Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at maging ang gaganaping pag-uusap din ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas at National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) na magsisimula ngayong araw sa Oslo, Norway. Ngunit nanawagan din ang grupo na upang magtuluy-tuloy ang usapang pangkapayapaan ay dapat na matigil ang panghihimasok ng gobyerno ng US at ang pakikialam nito sa usaping militar ng ating bansa. Ayon sa KAWAGIB, banta sa usapang pangkapayapaan ang US dahil ito ang nagdidikta sa gobyerno na ituring na mga teroristang grupo ang mga rebolusyonaryong grupo tulad ng MILF at CPP-NDFP-NPA. Ayon kay Bai Ali Indayla, tagapagsalita ng grupo “natigil ang usapang pangkapayapaan noong 2004 dahil sa panunulsol ng US sa gobyernong Arroyo na ituring na teroristang grupo ang mga rebolusyonaryo”. Ani Indayla, “tinatanggal ng US ang lehitimong pakikibaka ng mga rebolusyonaryo maging ng mga mamamayan na nagsusulong ng reporma at pangmatagalang kapayapaang nakabatay sa panlipunang hustisya”. Ilang kasunduan na rin ang napirmahan mula ng magkaroon ng usapang pangkapayapaan, ilan na rito ang tigil putukan sa pagitan ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas at MILF, Kasunduan naman sa Pagrespeto sa Karapatang Pantao at Internasyunal na Makataong Batas ang sa pagitan ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas at NDFP. Nakatakdang pag-usapan ang Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) at Comprehensive Agreement on Social and Economic Reforms (CASER) na ayon kay Indayla ay pinaka-importanteng agenda dahil ito ang sasagot sa ugat ng kahirapan at kaguluhan sa Mindanao at sa buong bansa. “Umaasa kami na magkakaroon ng makabuluhang pagbabago sa pamamagitan ng usapang pangkapayapaan na ang makikinabang ay ang mahihirap na Bangsamoro at sambayanang Pilipino” ayon kay Indayla.### Bai Ali Indayla, 0905.924.8424





			NDFP demands the immediate and unconditional release consultant Alan Jazmines International Information Office National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) February 14, 2011 The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), through its Peace Negotiating Panel, is demanding the immediate and unconditional release of Alan Jazmines, an NDFP consultant, who was arrested today by a combined team from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Baliuag, Bulacan. According to Luis Jalandoni, Chairperson of the NDFP peace panel, Jazmines is covered by protection of the Joint Agreement on Security and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG). He is a holder of a document of identification (DI) in accordance with the JASIG. He has been an NDFP consultant to the peace talks since the time of the Ramos government. Jalandoni said the arrest of Jasminez is an attempt by the AFP and PNP to disrupt the peace negotiations which are just about to be resumed on February 15 to 21, 2011 in Oslo , Norway . It is imperative that Jazmines be released immediately and unconditionally, stressed Jalandoni, so that there will be no disruption of the formal peace talks. Jazmines must be available to participate in the next round of formal peace talks, Jalandoni further said.# For reference: NDFP International Information Office Telephone: 00-31-30-2310431 email: ndf@casema.nl


Writings on the margin of a book by Alan Jazmines Writings on the margin of a book have a lot in common with guerrillas They come from nowhere and from all directions suddenly are spread out over white areas. Unmeasured by ens and ems they are a ragtag lot, do not march in letterpress order nor go by the rules of the book. Not simply black on white they emerge in their own styles, dialects and colors and not only in red (Observe the curls that fly unshaven in defiant fashion) Unfettered by column inches and flush rights they grow infinitely drawing from a well-spring of creativity even if sometimes ungrammared unlettered At will they waylay precisely clumsy targets encircled and crosshaired for annihilation L-R: Jose Maria Sison, Alan Jazmines and Crispin Beltran at the founding congress of Partido ng Bayan in 1986			A burst of exclamation points or questions marks may blow up whole structures but it usually takes a rapid fusillade of unmistakable tirades to send their targets back to pulp What is decisive is intimacy to the issue in the native heart and the grassroots facts uncouth, unshod with no fear of censors or the military No matter erudition stereotypes holding on to fixed positions cannot escape the scrutiny and force of new ideas and critiques resolute in their challenge for the rule. In time the writings on the margin of the book are established; a new book supersedes the old. And then there will be new and different writings On the margins of this book.


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Information Bureau Communist Party of the Philippines Press Release February 15, 2011 CPP condemns arrest of NDFP consultant Jazmines, demands immediate release The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today condemned the arrest yesterday afternoon of CPP leader Allan Jazmines in Baliwag, Bulacan by combined military and police forces. The CPP demanded the immediate release of Jazmines. According to the CPP, the arrest of Jazmines is in "gross violation" of the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG). Jazmines is a consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in peace negotiations and is a holder of a JASIG document of identification issued by the NDFP. "The arrest of Jazmines was carried out treacherously as formal peace negotiations between the NDFP and the Government of the Philippines (GPH) is about to resume in Oslo, Norway," said the CPP. "The CPP and the revolutionary forces demand the immediate release of Jazmines." "In arresting Jazmines, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) grossly violated the JASIG and has shown utter contempt of the peace negotiations," added the CPP. "It appears that the Aquino government and its negotiating panel has failed to educate the AFP and PNP about the JASIG." "The CPP expects the NDFP negotiating panel to make a strong point with regard these most recent acts of the AFP and PNP," said the CPP. "By arresting Jazmines, the AFP and PNP wants to compel the NDFP to withdraw from peace negotiations," said the CPP. "The AFP and PNP are exhibiting duplicity with regard peace negotiatings. They are in favor of peace talks in words, but are against it in action." The CPP pointed out that Jazmines is the second NDFP consultant arrested in less than two months in violation of standing agreements. Last January 4, the AFP arrested NDFP consultant Tirso "Ka Bart" Alcantara in Quezon province. Alcantara continues to be detained despite promises by the GPH negotiating panel to respect the JASIG and take steps for his release.





			Reference: Jigs Clamor, Acting Secretary General 09209466210 Press Release 15 February 2011 KARAPATAN TO PNOY: FREE ALAN JAZMINES THE INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED human rights group KARAPATAN denounced the arrest of Alan Jazmines by AFP-PNP troops Monday night just before a ceasefire was announced with the resumption of GPH-NDFP peace negotiations. Karapatan calls on President Benigno Aquino III to immediately release Jazmines. "This is treachery to the talks. Jazmines is working with the NDFP peace negotiations and is covered by the Joint Agreement on Security and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG). He should be released immediately if peace talks are to resume properly," Karapatan spokesperson Jigs Clamor clarified. "The trumped-up charges of murder filed in Quezon are a silly excuse to keep him in detention. The criminal charges filed against prominent leaders and members of progressive organizations are completely falsified and baseless. Jazmines is clearly a political prisoner now and we should be wary that the AFP and the government will use him as a bargaining chip in the negotiations. We are asking the Aquino administration to withdraw all trumped-up charges and release all political prisoners in the country as a gesture of goodwill in the peace talks," Clamor said. Jazmines was also arrested and later released during the term of President Cory Aquino. "He has engaged in the anti-dictatorship struggle which toppled Marcos even before the latest Tunisian and Egyptian struggles were greeted by the peoples of the world. Since President Aquino himself has welcomed the ouster of Mubarak, he should also recognize the contributions made by his fellow Filipinos in fighting for genuine democracy," Clamor added. "As we reiterate our call for the release of all political prisoners, we warn the AFP against using torture on detainees and harassment and intimidation on their families. The AFP has been known to violate human rights and Pnoy should stop these atrocities," Karapatan said. ### --------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC INFORMATION DESK publicinfo@karapatan.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- Alliance for the Advancement of People's Rights 2nd Flr. Erythrina Bldg., #1 Maaralin corner Matatag Sts., Central District Diliman, Quezon City, PHILIPPINES 1101 Telefax: (+63 2) 4354146 Web: http://www.karapatan.org KARAPATAN is an alliance of human rights organizations and programs, human rights desks and committees of people’s organizations, and individual advocates committed to the defense and promotion of people’s rights and civil liberties. It monitors and documents cases of human rights violations, assists and defends victims and conducts education, training and campaign. It was established in 1995.








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