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JUNK CYBERCRIME LAW. Davao City youth activists protest the Supreme Court’s decision declaring as constitutional the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. The youth activists believe that the law will only be used to curtail expressions of dissent over the social media and the internet. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Karapatan warns death penalty may target HR activists, political prisoners 

Human rights group Karapatan warned Wednesday that the proposal to reinstate death penalty in the country will affect human rights defenders, dissenters, and especially political prisoners.

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Read more about the article HRW wants UN to conduct int’l probe amid halt of PHL’s war on drugs

HRW wants UN to conduct int’l probe amid halt of PHL’s war on drugs

A New York-based human rights organization said Tuesday that the United Nations should conduct an international investigation that would look into the killings in the Philippines amid announcement by the government to suspend its anti-illegal drug campaign.

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