MANILA, Philippines — The Second Report of Investigate PH, which was released on Tuesday, offers more evidence of widespread impunity in the Philippines of those committing rights violations, including the killing of dissenters and the abuse of Moro communities.
The report — which is available for download on the Investigate PH website — focuses on abuses perpetrated by security forces, including the Philippine National Police (PNP).
“State policies, including Executive Order 70 or the whole-of-nation approach to counter-insurgency program and the 2020 Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) have emboldened both the police and military to massacre the poor and marginalised, as well as t…
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