Posted in Press Statements on Aug 27th, 2009
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Migrant Heritage Commission
Fil-Am Volunteer’s U.S. Lawyer Asks Rights Watchdog To Release Findings
The veil of lies put up by Philippine President Gloria M. Arroyo’s military to hide their role in the abduction and torture of Filipino-American human rights volunteer Melissa Roxas has now crumbled. With their defense in the case now shaken, the investigation and [...]
Posted in Press Statements on Jul 28th, 2009
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Migrant Heritage Commission
Melissa Roxas, the first known American Citizen under President Obama’s administration to have become a victim of abduction and torture by military agents in the Philippines, filed through her counsel, Arnedo S. Valera, of the Migrant Heritage Commission’s Legal Resources program, her torture claim by way of “An Urgent Appeal and Allegation [...]
Posted in Press Statements on Jun 27th, 2009
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US Counsel for Melissa Roxas
Migrant Heritage Commission (Legal Resource Program)
Washington, D.C.
Let me thank all the media both in the U.S and the Philippines for this opportunity to present the very compelling case of Melissa. We hope that you will be and will remain our genuine partner in our collective pursuit for justice for Melissa [...]