MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has assured the government that it remains open to help resolve numerous violations of human rights but insists on the danger of red-tagging.
The CHR said on Thursday that red-tagging or linking activists to the communist movement puts lives in danger.
Several groups have insisted that human rights workers who were killed have been red-tagged prior to attacks, like in the case of Dr. Mary Rose Sancelan of Negros Oriental’s local government and paralegal staffer Zara Alvarez — who were both killed by unknown assailants.International bodies likewise condemned the killing of nine activists in the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna…
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