17-year search for abducted Filipino left-wing activist Jonas Burgos and ongoing forced disappearances under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's administration.

Filipino mother Edita Burgos has spent 17 years searching for her son Jonas, a left-wing activist abducted in 2007, as a new documentary directed by her youngest son highlights. Despite courts and human rights commissions finding military involvement in Jonas's abduction, no one has been convicted. Forced disappearances, including those linked to extra-judicial killings, continue under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's administration, raising concerns about a culture of violence in the country's armed forces.

August 19, 2024
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