The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan together with progressive peoples’ organizations, civil libertarians and human rights group disputes the definition of terrorism in the HSA, saying it is prone to abuse by the authorities since it is too vague and broad. Who defines such terms as “widespread”, “extraordinary”, “panic”, “populace”, “unlawful” and so on? Even legitimate dissent can be interpreted as terrorism since under the HSA the definition is not limited to the Abu Sayyaf Group, Jemaah Islamiyah and Al Qaeda.
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Students staged a rally in front of the University of Mindanao campus on Bolton Street to protest the implementation of the Human Security Act, which, they said, would impinge on democratic rights. The law, which will take effect on July 15, allows the formation of an “inter-school coordinating body” that, according to the students, would suppress student councils and student publications. (davaotoday.com photo by Tyrone A. Velez)
MANILA — Anti-Terrorism Task Force (ATTF) spokesman Ricardo Blancaflor on Sunday allayed fears over the implementation of the Human Security…
Bayan Muna today urged Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, the presidential security adviser for regions 11 and 12, to lobby for a thorough review of the anti-terror Law or the Human Security Act, saying the mayors objectives in keeping peace and order” should be consistent with the protection of human rights and the upholding of democracy.
DAVAO CITYJunk the Human Security Act, this was the cry of the students and youth organizations in the National Day…
DAVAO CITY Nearly ten days before the implementation of RA 9372 also known as the Human Security Act (HSA)…
Davao City Bayan Muna urged here today the City Council of Davao to join the peoples protest against the…
DAVAO CITY — “We appeal and call the attention of the upper house in the senate as well as lawmakers…
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will convene a Mindanao Peace and Security Summit next week to strengthen the government’s anti-terrorism measures and discuss the problems stakeholders would face in implementing them.
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