Published December 21, 2020, 3:17 PM
Progressive and human rights groups on Monday called for an end to police brutality, killings, and impunity in light of the deaths of two civilians in Paniqui, Tarlac at the hands of a police officer during a heated argument.
Bayan secretary general Renato Reyes Jr. said that police brutality and abuse must end and it must start with President Duterte telling the police to stop the spate of killings in the country.
“Impunity. When the police think they can do anything, including shoot unarmed civilians at point-blank, and when they show us how human life has very little value nowadays,” he said in a Twitter post.
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Duterte’s war on drugs: global human rights coalition to aid International Criminal Court in Philippines inquiry Raissa Robles in Manila Filipino relatives of victims of drug-related killings hold pictures as they attend a Manila church mass in March 2019 in support of a complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte filed at the International Criminal Court. Photo: EPA-EFE
Foreign-based church groups, lawyers and political leaders have formed the human rights coalition Investigate PH to gather evidence on suspected crimes against humanity related to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte s war on drugs and to lobby the United Nations and other international bodies to hold him accountable.
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International groups launch probe on human rights violations in PH
Rights advocates from different countries express solidarity with the Filipino people amid the continuing human rights violations. (Screengrab of InvestigatePH launch)
“This is most definitely a global issue…We must not allow the call for human rights to be hijacked. Accountability must be part of the justice and democratic system.”
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
MANILA – Alarmed at the worsening situation of human rights in the Philippines, church groups, political leaders and members of civil society from different countries launched an international mission, Dec. 17.
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 18) Former and current lawmakers in Southeast Asia are calling for an end to what they call a ‘vicious and dangerous’ red-tagging campaign of the Duterte administration against Philippine legislators who are critical of the government.
“How can lawmakers be expected to fulfill their role as a check on the executive when they themselves are being attacked? Charles Santiago, chairman of the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights, said on Wednesday in a statement. We urgently call on President [Rodrigo] Duterte and the Philippine government to stop labeling directly-elected representatives as terrorists, and allow opposition lawmakers to effectively fulfill their mandates and freely express their opinions,” he also said.