IHRAM International Fellow Karlo Sevilla (Philippines) shares his powerful collection of poetry about the Duterte regime in his country

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“I am deeply concerned about these alleged killings and the fact that public statements of high officials of the Republic of the Philippines seem to condone such killings and further seem to encourage State forces and civilians alike to continue targeting these individuals with lethal force.” – Fatou Bensouda, Statement of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, October 13, 2016

datu (noun): head of a tribe or community in the pre-colonial Philippines, has the power to make laws, decisions, and leads social and cultural work. – Tagalog.com

Duterte, Rodrigo Roa: the 16th president of the Republic of the Philippines (2016 – 2022).

Human Rights Art Festival

Tom Block is a playwright, author of five books, 20-year visual artist and producer of the International Human Rights Art Festival. His plays have been developed and produced at such venues as the Ensemble Studio Theater, HERE Arts Center, Dixon Place, Theater for the New City, IRT Theater, Theater at the 14th Street Y, Athena Theatre Company, Theater Row, A.R.T.-NY and many others.  He was the founding producer of the International Human Rights Art Festival (Dixon Place, NY, 2017), the Amnesty International Human Rights Art Festival (2010) and a Research Fellow at DePaul University (2010). He has spoken about his ideas throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Turkey and the Middle East. For more information about his work, visit www.tomblock.com.

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