EC rules and the pressures applied by the governments of the Philippines and the
United States. The defence campaign must also be international in its scope. *
LETTERS and messages of protest against the rejection of Jose Maria
Sison's application for political asylum should be sent to the Dutch Ministry of Justice at the following
Minister of Justice of the Nether-
Postbus 20301 2500 EH Den Haag The Netherlands
A committee in defence of Filipino political refugees in the Netherlands has been set up following the decision. Copies of letters and messages to the Ministry should be sent to the
Steuncomite Filippijnse Vluchteling-
3506 GJ Utrecht The Netherlands 1. In 1987 Amnesty International published an alarming report on the proliferation of para-military groups of all sorts in the Philippines and their actions (see /V 141). 2. See on this subject, Michael Hainz: "La politique européene d'accueil des refugiés" Etudes, May 1990 and Béatrice Rayman, "The Schengen Wall" in /V 189. 3. Letter from Amnesty International (Nederland) to J. M. Sison, dated July 3, 1990.
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Sison ON JULY 13, 1990, the Dutch Justice Ministry announced PHILIPPINES Worsening crisis
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