Groups demand dismissal of charges vs IP rights defender

Groups demand dismissal of charges vs IP rights defender

MANILA – Progressive groups called for the junking of estafa, unjust vexation and maltreatment cases filed against indigenous rights advocate Niezel Velasco at a Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court (QC-MTC). The Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas (Katribu), Bai Indigenous Women’s Network, Siklab Philippine Indigenous Youth Network, Sandugo – Movement of Moro and Indigenous Peoples for Self-Determination, Bayan Muna Partylist, and Ka…