Dear friends and colleagues,
We
are sharing with you the statement of the Asia Pacific Forum on Women,
Law and Development (APWLD) on the unsubstantiated charges against Atty.
Katherine Panguban, a lawyer of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers
(NUPL). Atty. Panguban is among the legal counsel of the relatives of
the victims of the Sagay 9 massacre in Sagay City, Negros Occidental.
Her involvement and commitment to bring justice to the victims and their
relatives have made her a target of threat and harassment perpetrated
by state security forces.
are sharing with you the statement of the Asia Pacific Forum on Women,
Law and Development (APWLD) on the unsubstantiated charges against Atty.
Katherine Panguban, a lawyer of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers
(NUPL). Atty. Panguban is among the legal counsel of the relatives of
the victims of the Sagay 9 massacre in Sagay City, Negros Occidental.
Her involvement and commitment to bring justice to the victims and their
relatives have made her a target of threat and harassment perpetrated
by state security forces.
We
ask you to widely share the statement and stand in solidarity with
Atty. Panguban, along with other human rights defenders who continue to
advocate for the promotion and protection of people’s rights amid a
repressive regime.
ask you to widely share the statement and stand in solidarity with
Atty. Panguban, along with other human rights defenders who continue to
advocate for the promotion and protection of people’s rights amid a
repressive regime.
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13 November 2018
Chiang Mai, Thailand
The Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) condemns the Philippines state security forces for filing unsubstantiated criminal charges against human rights lawyer Attorney Katherine Panguban, in the wake of the 20 October killing of nine farmers in Sagay City, Negros Occidental Province, widely referred to as the ‘Sagay 9 massacre’. APWLD also condemns the 6 November extrajudicial killing of Attorney Benjamin Ramos, another human rights lawyer who worked with the farmers.