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Melissa Roxas tells her tale of abduction and torture
By: KODAOProductions
Posted: Jul 2 09
Witnessed: 2074 times
Regions: Philippines
Issues: Forced disappearances, Torture, Violence against women
Tags: Bayan-USA, Forced Disappearance, Melissa Roxas, Philippines, torture, violence against women
Melissa Roxas, a poet and human rights defender of Filipino ancestry, is the first known American citizen to have become a victim of abduction and torture in the Philippines, a country which has drawn international condemnation for state-sponsored human rights atrocities. She is a member of BAYAN USA and HABI ARTS, a cultural group also based in the United States
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