Int’l watchdog calls on Senate to pass Human Rights Defenders Act
By: Gabriel Pabico Lalu – Reporter /INQUIRER.net /January 25, 2022 MANILA, Philippines — An international watchdog has urged the Senate of the Philippines to pass the Human Rights Defenders Act, which is seen to protect rights workers from harassment and extrajudicial killings (EJKs). According to the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, the…