Benigno Aquino’s ‘broken promises’
A year after taking office, is the president of the Philippines failing on his promise to end human rights abuses?
During his presidential campaign, Benigno Aquino III promised to end serious violations of human rights in the Philippines.
Over a year after he took office, the country’s military continues to be implicated in several human rights violations including torture, disappearances and execution-style killings.
Now, a report by Human Rights Watch says the government is failing to investigate and prosecute abuses by the military.
In this show we ask: Is Benigno Aquino failing on his pledge to get tough on the army?
Inside Story, with presenter Hazem Sika, discusses with Tom Smith, a visiting lecturer at De La Salle University in Manila; Ed Lingao, the multimedia director of The Philippine Centre for Investigative Journalism; and Gene Alcantara, a Filipino journalist.
This episode of Inside Story aired from Tuesday, July 19, 2011.
