UN rapporteur calls for junking of perjury raps vs. Philippine rights advocates

“The perjury case brought by the government may also be a form of retaliation for the human rights activities of these local Human Rights Defenders,” Lawlor said.

On Sunday, Karapatan said the case was filed after their officers as well as those of Gabriela and Rural Missionaries of the Philippines included Esperon as respondent in a petition for the writs of amparo and habeas corpus. Two witnesses who were to testify in relation to Karapatan’s petition, Ryan Hubilla and Zara Alvarez, were killed in June 2019 and August 2020 respectively, Lawlor said.

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