An indignation rally was held in front of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Quezon City, on Friday, Sept. 2, to decry the arrests of women leaders and human rights defenders Adora Faye de Vera, Atel Hijos, and Marites Pielago.
Gabriela, on Friday morning, trooped to the Commission on Huma
“Those defending their rights and that of others are being wrongfully painted as criminals through charges that are based on fabricated testimonies of soldiers or contracted witnesses, or on planted evidence."