On Human Rights Day, rights group assails zero justice for killings, rights violations under Marcos Jr.
On Human Rights Day, rights group assails zero justice for killings, rights violations under Marcos Jr.
By JONAS ALPASAN
Bulatlat.com
MANILA – Human rights group Karapatan assailed the rising number of killings under Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as they marked today’s commemoration of the International Human Rights Day with a protest action in Manila.
Karapatan has recorded at least 17 cases of extrajudicial killings under the Marcos Jr. administration, the most recent being the killing of peace consultant Ericson Acosta and peasant organizer Joseph Jimenez in Negros.
The Third World Studies Center’s Dahas project has also documented at least 150 drug-related killings in the first five months of the Marcos Jr. administration.
“Despite these sordid figures, there has been zero justice for the victims of extrajudicial killings. The culture of impunity continues to rear its ugly head,” said Cristina Palabay, secretary general of Karapatan.
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