US EditionRights lawyers ask int’ finance task force to look into gov’t abuses
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Rights lawyers ask int’ finance task force to look into gov’t abuses
Various civil society organizations protest at the Department of Justice, Jan. 20, 2025. Photo by Nuel Bacarra/Kodao Productions By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA Kodao Productions/Bulatlat.com MANILA — A human rights lawyers’ group asked the visiting Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to look into how the Philippine government conducts “systematic repression” against civil society organizations (CSOs), development workers and human rights defenders usin…
Activists, NGOs targeted in terrorism financing charges to ‘meet int’l task force quota’, says lawyers group
The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) has accused the Department of Justice (DOJ) of exploiting anti-terrorism laws to “unjustly target” activists and nongovernment organizations (NGOs) as part of efforts to meet the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) compliance requirements and remove the Philippines from the Grey List. In a press statement, the NUPL condemned the justice department’s actions as a “flagrant violation of rights and freed…
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