Global group of lawyers to hold accountable red-taggers of Filipino colleagues
Global group of lawyers to hold accountable red-taggers of Filipino colleagues
IADL President Jeanne Mirer said the attacks on Filipino lawyers are in violation of international law including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, the UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers, the Convention against Torture and even of the Fourth Geneva Convention and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, among others.
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Bulatlat.com
MANILA – A global group of lawyers said it will submit complaints against Philippine government officials before international human rights bodies over red-tagging.
In a resolution adopted Feb. 7, the International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) expressed their extreme concern and deplored the continued red baiting of its national affiliate, the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) by government officials and agencies.
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