Another wave of red-tagging targets human rights lawyer in Mindanao and Karapatan officer in Cebu

“In light of the Court of Appeals 14th Division’s dismissal
of Karapatan’s amparo and habeas data petition, more cases of red-tagging have
been reported in various parts of the country. Karapatan Central Visayas
chairperson Phoebe Zoe Sanchez, also a professor in UP, recently received a
death threat and women human rights lawyers in Mindanao were harassed in their
home. People’s lives are on the line and the Duterte regime’s vindictive and
fascist policies continue to fuel and fund the attacks directed at human rights
defenders and progressive groups,” Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay
said.

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