“The Philippines has long been a hotspot for election-related violence, particularly in rural areas,” said ICHRP Vice Chairperson Patricia Lisson.
“The struggle for a just and lasting peace in the Philippines is not a struggle isolated from the people of the world; we will continue to fervently campaign until the demands of the Filipino people are met and activists no longer live in fear of reprisal."
“We are concerned with the Anti-Terror law and its impacts on movements."
“We call on all member states of the UN Human Rights Council to be seized of the seriousness of the human rights situation in the Philippines and to adopt all the recommendations in your June 30 report on the human rights situation in the Philippines,” ICHRP Chairperson Peter Murphy said in his letter to Bachelet.
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