Right defender frustrates arrest
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Raymund Villanueva | Jul 8, 2020
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How terror law could hamper humanitarian efforts
How terror law could hamper humanitarian efforts
Human rights lawyer Ephraim Cortez pointed out that the definition of terrorism under Republic Act 11479 is vague and over broad, and could include humanitarian groups which have long been subjected to red-tagging.
Kin of political prisoners urge SC to act on urgent plea
Kin of political prisoners urge SC to act on urgent plea
“Yet we are still waiting for the Court to deliver what the Chief Justice vowed. One of the petitioners has already given birth and like what we’ve feared, the day after giving birth, she was brought back to prison with her baby.”
Groups protest signing of ‘Terror Law’
Groups protest signing of ‘Terror Law’
“The Anti-Terror Act of 2020 tramples on our basic human rights and it is unconstitutional. It does not provide us safeguards and protection from terrorism. If anything, it is the very tool that creates all-out terror among the people.”
24 hours after arrest, still no charges filed vs Cabuyao 11
24 hours after arrest, still no charges filed vs Cabuyao 11
“The truth of the matter is that this arrest only proves that the Terror Law was not made to fight terrorism but to stifle democratic dissent.”
11 arrested in Cabuyao 24 hours after anti-terror bill signed into law
11 arrested in Cabuyao 24 hours after anti-terror bill signed into law
“Exactly 24 hours since Rodrigo Duterte affixed his signature on the draconian Terror Law, the first arrests were made on activists who held a peaceful protest against the dangerous law.”
‘The fight is not over’ | Groups vow to challenge ‘Terror Law’
‘The fight is not over’ | Groups vow to challenge ‘Terror Law’
Despite gaining broad opposition, Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay said President Duterte still signed it into law as "his time is running short and opposition to his fascist rule is growing stronger by the day that he now desperately needs the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 to conduct his all-out crackdown on dissent."
Rizal residents confront, ‘arrest’ military intelligence agent
Rizal residents confront, ‘arrest’ military intelligence agent
The local organization was able to confirm that a certain Harold Diaz had links to NTF-ELCAC when another suspected agent of the task-force went to the SIKKAD K3 office to invite him to the Barangay San Jose Annex building. A few minutes later, no less than 20 soldiers from the Army's 2nd Infrantry Division in full battle gear and armed with rifles arrived at the office, forcibly made their way towards Diaz and whisked him away.
Groups demand release of political prisoner who gave birth
Groups demand release of political prisoner who gave birth
Nasino is among the petitioners in an urgent plea filed before the Supreme Court, calling for release of vulnerable prisoners in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The high court has yet to resolve the said petition.
Advocates debunk PH government’s claim of ‘respecting human rights’
Advocates debunk PH government’s claim of ‘respecting human rights’
“The Philippine government cannot just simply throw all consistent and persistent accounts of violations and frustrations with domestic remedies through the token of another washing machine to discombobulate the mind and deodorize the foul stink."
#DuterteLegacy | 4 years of gross human rights violations, impunity
#DuterteLegacy | 4 years of gross human rights violations, impunity
“It is not enough to argue that the Government’s heavy-handed policies remain popular in the country. Because victims tend to be from lower socio-economic classes and relatively disempowered communities, there is an even stronger imperative to ensure their protection. We must not let them down. Political leadership is about respecting, promoting and protecting the rights of everyone in society, in particular the most vulnerable, so as to leave no one behind.” -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet
‘No legal basis for charges vs #Pride20’ – lawyers group
‘No legal basis for charges vs #Pride20’ – lawyers group
“The authorities cannot violently disperse it and forcefully arrest the protesters, when the said protest action is held peacefully and, now with proper observance of health protocols under the COVID-19 pandemic.”
UN experts remind Duterte administration of responsibility in upholding human rights
UN experts remind Duterte administration of responsibility in upholding human rights
“Whether they like it or not, the government is responsible for human rights. Not the UN Special Rapporteurs, the civil society. This is the responsibility that they all (States) have signed.”
UN expert expresses concern on anti-terror bill
UN expert expresses concern on anti-terror bill
"The advancement of broad, vague and overly abrasive definition and legislation relating to terrorism can have the opposite of the intended effect which is that by silencing voices, by cracking down on civil society, by weakening the due process and protections offered by the criminal justice system that doesn’t strengthen the States by rather weakening the due process protections offered by the criminal justice system -- that doesn’t strengthen the States but rather weakens it in the long run.”
Religious groups raise concern against anti-terror bill as 30-day deadline nears
Religious groups raise concern against anti-terror bill as 30-day deadline nears
“Worrisome are the expanded and vague definitions of a “terrorist;” the powers given to the Anti-Terror Council to designate a group as a “terrorist group;” the weakening of the protection of one’s privacy and the safeguards against arrests and detention without warrants.”
Lumad chieftain, 6 others arrested in Misamis Oriental
Lumad chieftain, 6 others arrested in Misamis Oriental
Kalumbay described Datu Reynaldo Ayuma as being “consistently at the forefront of the struggle of the Camansi evacuees against development aggression of their ancestral domain.”
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