United Nations Special Rapporteur Philip Alston has blamed the Philippine government's counter-insurgency strategy against leftist rebels

United Nations Special Rapporteur Philip Alston has blamed the Philippine government's counter-insurgency strategy against leftist rebels as the reason for a large number of extra judicial killings to have taken place in the country. The killings of leftist activists have drastically increased in the last six years in the Philippines.

Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo called on Filipinos in Europe to put pressure on President Arroyo to stop the gross human rights violations in the Philippines