Apr 25, 2018
U.S. detains, tortures Philippines activist
By Lyn Neeley
Jerome Aba, a 25-year-old peace activist from Mindanao, the Philippines, was detained April 17 for 28 hours in isolation at the San Francisco International Airport by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Despite showing a valid visa, Aba suffered physical and psychological torture and was denied the right to a lawyer before being sent back to the Philippines.
Demonstrations to protest Aba’s treatment and demand his return took place in Washington, D.C.; New York City; Portland, Ore.; and Chicago, and will continue in a number of cities.