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Lawyer Rex Fernandez Rodrigo Duterte extrajudicial killings
The Philippines 
August 28, 2021August 29, 2021

Rex Fernandez: The 64th legal practitioner killed under the Duterte administration

Posted By: Louie Encabo 667 Views extrajudicial killings, featured, national union of peoples lawyers, Rex Fernandez

Another human rights lawyer has been extrajudicially killed in the Philippines. On the afternoon of Thursday, 26 August lawyer Rex Fernandez was ambushed by

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Rodrigo Duterte government killings NDFP peace consultants killings in the Philippines
The Philippines 
May 31, 2021May 31, 2021

What does it say about a government that kills peace consultants?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 515 Views extrajudicial killings, featured, national democratic front of the philippines, red tagging, Reynaldo Bocala, rodrigo duterte, Rustico Luna Tan

For thousands of years, diplomats and emissaries have been given special status that ensures them immunity from prosecution and a safe passage. The concept

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The Philippines 
September 25, 2019September 27, 2019

A war on the law: 47 jurists have been killed under Rodrigo Duterte’s watch

Posted By: Louie Encabo 998 Views extrajudicial killings, featured, national union of peoples lawyers, red tagging, rodrigo duterte

An anti-mining lawyer survived an assassination attempt this week in Capiz province, while she was on board a vehicle with her daughter and a

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The Philippines 
February 25, 2017

Never "Move On" From the Lessons of EDSA

Posted By: Louie Encabo 611 Views edsa people power, extrajudicial killings, rodrigo duterte

No greater episode exists in the narrative of Philippine history than the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution. It was the greatest testament of the

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The Philippines 
December 1, 2016

Why We Cannot Ignore Duterte's Rhetorics

Posted By: Louie Encabo 498 Views extrajudicial killings, human rights organizations, rodrigo duterte

President Rodrigo Duterte is no stranger to controversy, particularly because of his callous rants that begs one to question if he is serious about them

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