Groups seek probe into death of Ericson Acosta
Groups seek probe into death of Ericson Acosta
Eric Acosta (in black), winner of the 2016 35th National Book Awards for Best Book of Peotry in Pilipino (Mula Tarima Hanggang at iba pang mga Tula at Awit published by UP Press).
December 1, 2022
By Inday Espina-Varona
Rappler.com
Church leaders, human rights advocates, and PEN Philippines, the national chapter of the international group of writers, on Thursday, December 1, called for a probe into the November 30 deaths of National Democratic Front (NDF) consultant Ericson Acosta and peasant organizer Joseph Jimenez in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental.
Rights group Karapatan on Thursday, December 1, called on the Commission on Human Rights to conduct an independent investigation into “the reported summary execution” of Acosta and Jimenez.
The rights watchdog said Acosta was recuperating from an unspecified illness when he was killed. Karapatan urged authorities to respect the rights of the families of the deceased and their legal representatives, in their efforts to have access and claim the remains of their loved ones.
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