MANILA, Philippines — A yearly report from an international rights monitoring group has claimed that repressive governments around the world have used the COVID-19 pandemic to further restrict civic freedoms like free speech and right to assembly.
According to Civicus Monitor’s report released on Tuesday, people from different areas continued to protest, finding other ways to vent out frustration about their respective governments even with distancing restrictions due to the coroanvirus disease.
Civicus noted that while it is normal and legal to hold some liberties during health emergencies, like travel ban and stay-at-home policies. But some governments allegedly took it a step …
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