Human rights defenders bill approved at the House Committee
Human rights defenders bill approved at the House Committee
“We strongly call on our lawmakers to pass the Human Rights Defenders Protection Act — and upholding human rights should be at the top of the legislative agenda of those running for a seat in Congress in the upcoming elections.”
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Bulatlat.com
MANILA – Rights group Karapatan welcomes the approval of the Human Rights Defenders Protection Act (HB 15) in the House Committee on Human Rights yesterday, Nov. 15.
But Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay said the bill’s passage still has a long way to go as it has yet to pass deliberations at the plenary.
“We strongly call on our lawmakers to pass the Human Rights Defenders Protection Act — and upholding human rights should be at the top of the legislative agenda of those running for a seat in Congress in the upcoming elections,” Palabay said in a statement.
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