Comment on SC urged to intervene attacks vs counsels, petitioners of anti-terrorism law by The Philippines: 61 legal practitioners killed since 2016, zero convictions – lawyers’ group | IAPL Monitoring Committee on Attacks on Lawyers

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DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Two retired Supreme Court (SC) justices, a former Vice President, and at least 52 petitioners asked the High Court to intervene and take measures to stop the attacks against the petitioners and counsels of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020 or R.A. 11479. “Concerned governments should support meaningful efforts to hold the Duterte government to account for grave human rights violations,” said Robertson. AttacksThe attacks involved attempts on the lives of the petitioners, threats, and harassment. Members of the NUPL who also serve as counsels of the petitions from other groups were also red-tagged. The group also urged lawyers and law groups to launch more proactive responses to these attacks including the filing of complaints to the UN.