Posts Tagged ‘Subic Rape Case’


LFS: SC ruling on Smith’s custody is ‘one step forward, two steps back’

By • Feb 12th, 2009 • Category: Features, Gallery, News, Photos

“One step forward for women’s rights, but two steps backward for Philippine sovereignty.” This was how the League of Filipino Students (LFS) described the decision of the Supreme Court to transfer the custody of convicted rapist Lance Corporal Daniel Smith from the US embassy to the Philippines while affirming the constitutionality of the Visiting Forces [...]

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