MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government has done nothing to preserve human rights and instead represses anyone who tries to defend it, international rights watchdog Investigate PH said on Tuesday.
“We don’t believe that there is good faith on the part of the government at this point to do anything but repress human rights defenders,” Jeanne Mirer, commission of Investigate PH said on Tuesday during the launching of the group’s first report on the Philippine human rights scenario.
According to Mirer, who is also the president of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers, the measures placed by the Philippines to avoid rights abuses — like its vow to the United …
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