Philippines: Spate of Killings of Leftist Activists

Expand People protest outside of the Armed Forces of the Philippines general headquarters on June 16, against the recent killings of activists Nonoy Palma, Ryan Hubilla, and Nelly Bagasala.  © 2019 Karapatan (New York) ­ The Philippine government should promptly and impartially investigate the recent spate of killings of leftist activists, Human Rights Watch said today. From June 15 to 17, 2019, unidentified gunmen fatally shot four members of leftist organizations. A labor organizer was also killed on June 2.   During the upcoming session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, scheduled…

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