Tags: United Nations Special Rapporteur Ian Fry

Rights groups support UN expert’s recommendations to abolish NTF-ELAC, repeal Anti-Terror Act

“It appears that the NTF-ELCAC is using its powers to protect key economic interests in the country. This has nothing to do with anti-terrorism or anti-communism. The gross overreaction to people trying to defend their right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is totally unacceptable.”

UN expert bats for disbanding of ‘anti-communist’ task force, repeal of Anti-Terrorism Act

“I call on the Philippine government to respect this right and establish a truth reconciliation process to investigate the unlawful killings by the military, hold those accountable for these killings and provide reparations for those who suffered.”