Out of 334 environmental defenders killed in the country over the past two decades, 132 were from five provinces. 'Duterte-era' policies that persist also continue to endanger them.
Commission on Human Rights (CHR)
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR), through its office in Region VII, has started its own probe on the alleged extrajudicial killings (EJKs) of Ericson Acosta and Joseph Jimenez, two advocates of peasant rights.
Acosta was a consultant for the National De
Karapatan-Negros has already recorded illegal arrests and torture of seven farmers. There are also reports of livestock being stolen and slaughtered by the military.
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