Philippines: Human rights and militant groups challenge martial law extension
People take part in a protest against the government of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in front of the Philippine consulate in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., December 10, 2017. Source: Reuters/Eduardo Munoz
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People take part in a protest against the government of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in front of the Philippine consulate in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., December 10, 2017. Source: Reuters/Eduardo Munoz
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WITH the Marawi siege over, the extension of martial law in Mindanao is unconstitutional and should be scrapped to avoid worsening human rights abuses in the southern Philippines by state forces.
