Dear friends,
Sharing with you the statement of Amnesty International on the increasing use of anti-terror laws against development and human rights workers, released on February 5, 2025.
Kindly access the full statement here: PHILIPPINES: END USE OF ANTI-TERROR LAWS TO TARGET DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS WORKERS
PHILIPPINES: END USE OF ANTI-TERROR LAWS TO TARGET DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS WORKERS
Amnesty International is deeply concerned about the increasing misuse of counter-terrorism laws by the Philippine government to crack down on development, humanitarian and human rights organizations. The administration of President Bongbong Marcos Jr must put an end to the targeting of these organizations with problematic laws such as the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 and the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act of 2012. The government must create an enabling environment for them to be able to carry out their activities without fear of reprisal. The government must also end the deadly practice of red-tagging; as a first step, it should dismantle the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict that has been leading and perpetrating this practice.
Thank you.
Karapatan Public Information Desk