NUPL-Cebu said the arrest of the Cebu 8 bolsters the call for the junking of the anti-terror bill.
Cebu court orders release of 8 activists
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By DEE AYROSO
Debunking government’s defense of the anti-terror bill
Who have been declared “communist-terrorists” by state security forces and the National Task Force to End the Local Communist Armed Conflict? Practically all sectoral organizations advocating for reforms and genuine change. They did not spread terror or cause panic among the public but called on the government to act on legitimate demands of ordinary citizens.
Cops break into UP Cebu grounds, arrest 7 protesters
Hundreds of students and activists held a protest inside UP-Cebu grounds to call for the junking of Anti-Terror Bill but policemen forcibly entered the campus and arrested seven protesters.
‘Anti-Terror Bill worrying’ – UN report
The report also noted that the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act which replaces the Human Security Act of 2007 “dilutes human rights safeguards, broadens the definition of terrorism and expands the period of detention without warrant from three to 14 days, extendable by another 10 days.” Related story: UN report cites impunity for human rights violations in the…
Junk Terror Bill
By DEE AYROSO
More celebrities call for junking of terror bill
“Only cowards are afraid of dissent.”
Terror act
By DEE AYROSO
Joint Statement | We reject the Terror Bill
While we all agree that the fight against terrorism is important and needs the participation and cooperation of everyone, we maintain that the proposed law is open to abuse by despotic governments to visit terror against critics and the people in general.
Threats to the terrorist state
By DEE AYROSO
‘Anti-terror bill to transform PH into a police state’ — groups
“The legislation can be used to violate people rights in the same way the Bayanihan Act was used for mass arrests of ECQ [enhanced community quarantine] violators. Only the anti-terror law is 100x worse.”