Militarization in Philippines has ‘damaging effects’ on civic space, democratic freedoms — think tank
Franco Luna (Philstar.com) – July 4, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Academics cast fear over what they said was the blow to human rights caused by the “explosive cocktail” of the global drive to counter-terrorism coupled with the Philippine government’s “autocratic instincts and violent tendencies.” In its paper entitled “An explosive cocktail: Counter-terrorism, militarisation, and authoritarianism…