“This is an important step toward protecting human rights defenders from red-tagging, surveillance, harassment, and threats.” MANILA — After six months, the Supreme Court (SC) issued protective writs of amparo and habeas data for Negros-based lawyer Rey Gorgonio and development workers Joselito Macapobre, Analyn Mirano, and Ma. “This is an important step toward protecting human rights defenders from red-tagging, surveillance, harassment, and threats,” said the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) who represented the petitioners. A human rights lawyer, Gorgonio represents the poor in Negros. Read: Negros-based NGO helping farmers exposes lies, inaccuracies in terror financing complaintThe case stems from a buildup of harassment and surveillance against the Negros-based human rights workers.