Published July 13, 2021, 7:54 AM
National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers
A group of lawyers lambasted what it called “flagrant and inane State overreach” by the Philippine National Police (PNP) for reportedly asking individuals to fill up forms that would detail their social media accounts and group affiliations.
In a social media post, the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers said:
“Assuming the authenticity and ownership of the document, this is again another brazen incursion and invasion on basic rights to privacy, communication, association, liberty of abode, … with no compelling public interest or cogent legal basis to stand on.
“It is simply blanket profiling and slothful police intelligence work via subtle coercion, intimidation and threat of prejudicial consequences if there is non-cooperation, non-disclosure, inadvertence or mistake.”
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Rights group urges release of activists arrested using questionable warrants
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Published July 11, 2021, 4:08 PM
Kapatid
A support group for political prisoners and their families asked the Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday, July 11, to review earlier issued search and arrest warrants that led to the killings and arrests of activists and government critics.
Kapatid aired the call after the SC promulgated the rules on the mandatory use of body-worn cameras or other recording devices in the service of warrants by law enforcers.
The rules will be enforced after publication, the SC said.
“For accountability and justice to hold sway, we press that a review be made of all cases that emanated from the sala of those judges who turned their courts into a search warrant factory that led to the arrest and outright killing of activists,” Kapatid Spokesperson Fides Lim said in a statement.
Global mission holds PH government accountable for gross human rights abuses
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