A prayer for an end to EJKs
Protesters celebrate International Human Rights Day; desaparecido priest remembered
Instead of shouting slogans, participants offered candles and prayers for the victims of extra-judicial killings in the country and victims of Martial Law
Group said it will schedule another protest
LAST Saturday, a “silent” protest was held outside the Redemptorist Church in Barangay Kamputhaw, Cebu City in celebration of the International Human Rights Day.
The protest, which started at 9 p.m., was aimed at showing to the public that one does not have to be noisy in sending a message.
Instead of shouting slogans, participants offered candles and prayers for the victims of extrajudicial killings in the country and victims of Martial Law.
The activity ended with a mass.
The protesters oppose extra-judicial killings and the burial of the late president Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.
According to Bon Luzon, a law student, they were making their stand known at the time the In- ternational Human Rights Day was celebrated.
He said they wanted the public to know that there are still people who still care about the rights of others.
The protesters included professionals, students and children from different organizations.
One of the main organizers of the protest was The Silent Majority, a Facebook page. The organization was formed in time for the last elections in support of Liberal Party presidential candidate Mar Roxas.
But the group said it is not supporting any party. Its purpose now is to campaign against false information in the media, including social media.
The group remembered Father Rudy Romano, a Redemptorist priest who went missing during the Marcos years and has yet to be found until now.
The protest lasted for two hours.
The organizers said they are planning another protest rally during the Misa de Gallo and hoped it would be a bigger crowd this time.
In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly signed the Declaration of Human rights, which is celebrated every 10th of December.