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Human Rights Watch Urges Philippine Prosecutors to Dismiss Cyber-Libel Complaints Against Environmental Defenders and Legal Counsel in Nueva Vizcaya
MANILA — Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called upon prosecutors in the Philippines to immediately drop criminal libel complaints filed by a mining corporation against four prominent human rights and environmental advocates in the province of Nueva Vizcaya. The international rights monitor characterized the legal actions as a blatant attempt to stifle dissent and intimidate […]
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