ZAMBOANGA CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines — Lawyer Zainudin Salazar Malang, a Moro human rights defender, humanitarian worker, and peace advocate, died at the age of 54 on Saturday, March 20, due to a cancer in his bile duct.
Zen, as he was fondly called, was the brains behind the setup of a mechanism that allowed aggrieved citizens to text instances of human rights violations to the Mindanao Human Rights Action Center (MinHRAC) which he used to lead.
The mechanism was helpful in monitoring rights violations, especially in Sulu. It also empowered ordinary civilians like housewives, pedicab drivers, farmers, and fishermen to report cases directly to MinHRAC.
Marwa Sala…
Keep on reading: Moro rights activist Zainudin Malang dies at 54