1. QUOTE from:
    Philippines: Clinton Should Press Arroyo on Killings
    View quote in context »
    Consistent with the Obama administration's commitment to end the use of torture, Clinton should raise this delay with Arroyo and encourage her to sign the bill immediately, Human Rights Watch said. "Ending torture has been an important message of the Obama administration since Day One ... Clinton should tell President Arroyo that each day the Anti-Torture Bill goes unsigned is another day her government is tolerating torture." Human Rights Watch said that it is important that Clinton ensure that human rights issues in the Philippines are a focal point in US-Philippines talks, setting the scene for President Barack Obama's anticipated side-meeting with President Arroyo when he attends the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in Singapore on November 14 and 15. Full Article at Human Rights Watch
    Ending torture has been an important message of the Obama administration since Day One ... Clinton should tell President Arroyo that each day the Anti-Torture Bill goes unsigned is another day her government is tolerating torture.
    SOURCE: Human Rights Watch 4 weeks ago
All quotes from:
Philippines: Clinton Should Press Arroyo on Killings
  1. President Arroyo has talked about the need to investigate death squad killings ... Clinton should remind her that actions speak louder.
    SOURCE: Human Rights Watch 4 weeks ago
  2. Clinton should stress to Arroyo that the US is gravely concerned about the inadequate efforts to investigate and prosecute military personnel responsible for extrajudicial killings ... There should be an understanding that the US intends to monitor progress in bringing perpetrators to justice and that f...
    SOURCE: Human Rights Watch 4 weeks ago
  3. Clinton should not waste this opportunity to raise human rights concerns in the Philippines ... Clinton should make it very clear that the failure to seriously address unlawful killings could harm relations, particularly military-to-military cooperation.
    SOURCE: Human Rights Watch 4 weeks ago

Recent Photos From The Wire

  1. Ragpickers wash their daily collection of plastic articles gathered from the roadside in the already polluted waters of the Mithi river which runs through Dharavi and empties into the Arabian Sea, in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009. The U.N. began a two-week 192-nation conference in Copenhagen on Monday intended to fashion the outline of a treaty to control greenhouse gas emissions.
  2. A Palestinian customer buys Israeli products at a grocery store in the West Bank city of Nablus, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009. The Palestinians on Tuesday announced a boycott of Israeli products made in the West Bank, stepping up their campaign against Israeli settlements.
  3. Health Central Hospital director of Marketing Dan Yates (R) announces that Barbro Holmberg, mother-in-law of PGA golfer Tiger Woods, was admitted to the hospital in Occoee, Florida December 8, 2009.
  4. Germany's speedskater Claudia Pechstein speaks during a news conference in a hotel at the Scharmuetzelsee in Bad Saarow some 100 km (62.1 miles) southeast of Berlin December 8, 2009. The Swiss federal court has granted Pechstein on Tuesay, the right to compete in a World Cup event this weekend to give her a chance of qualifying for the Vancouver Olympics, pending a final decision on her appeal. Pechstein, banned for two years after her blood profile showed abnormal values, has been trying to overturn her suspension upheld in November by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in order to compete in her sixth Games.
  5. A Palestinian vendor arranges refrigerated Israeli products at a grocery store in the West Bank city of Nablus, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009. The Palestinians on Tuesday announced a boycott of Israeli products made in the West Bank, stepping up their campaign against Israeli settlements.
  6. A Palestinian child stands in a grocery store offering Israeli products for sale in the West Bank city of Nablus, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009. The Palestinians on Tuesday announced a boycott of Israeli products made in the West Bank, stepping up their campaign against Israeli settlements.
  7. A policeman inspects the amount of wood loaded on a horse-drawn carriage near the city of Miskolc, about 180km (112 miles) east from Budapest December 8, 2009. Wood theft is on the rise, especially in the poorer northeastern regions of Hungary, as temperatures approach freezing.
  8. Health Central Hospital director of Marketing Dan Yates (C) announces that Barbro Holmberg, mother-in-law of PGA golfer Tiger Woods, was admitted to the hospital in Occoee, Florida December 8, 2009.
  9. U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of the International Security Assistance Force and commander of United States Forces Afghanistan, testifies at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the war in Afghanistan, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, December 8, 2009.
  10. Argentine President Cristina Fernandez speaks during a news conference at the Uruguayan Presidential building in Montevideo, after participating in the Mercosur trade block summit, December 8, 2009. Founded in 1991, Mercosur is made up of full members Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, and associate members Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
  11. Emirati Foreign Minister Sheik Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, listens to reciting the Quran, Muslims holy book, at the start of his talks with his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki, unseen, at the Iranian foreign ministry, in Tehran, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009.
  12. Israel's Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman, seen, in the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009. Neeman created a stir on Tuesday by saying religious law must become binding in Israel. The uproar over comments by Yaakov Neeman, an observant Jew, reflected the deep divide between the secular and religious communities in the Jewish state.
  13. REGGIO CALABRIA, ITALY - DECEMBER 08: Antonino Barilla of Reggina Calcio is challenged by Mario Titone of US Sassuolo during the Serie B match between Reggina Calcio and US Sassuolo at Stadio Oreste Granillo on December 8, 2009 in Reggio Calabria, Italy.
  14. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 08: Commander of the International Security Assistance Force and Commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan Gen. Stanley McChrystal testifies during a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee December 8, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine President Obama's plan to send more troops to Afghanistan.
  15. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 08: Commander of the International Security Assistance Force and Commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan Gen. Stanley McChrystal (L) and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry (R) testify during a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee December 8, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine President Obama's plan to send more troops to Afghanistan.
  16. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 08: Commander of the International Security Assistance Force and Commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan Gen. Stanley McChrystal testifies during a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee December 8, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine President Obama�s plan to send more troops to Afghanistan.
  17. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 08: Commander of the International Security Assistance Force and Commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan Gen. Stanley McChrystal (L) and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry (R) testify during a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee December 8, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine President Obama's plan to send more troops to Afghanistan.
  18. MILAN, ITALY - DECEMBER 08: Author Dan Brown attends the Press Conference for the launch of his new book 'The Lost Symbol' held at Terrazza Martini on December 8, 2009 in Milan, Italy.