MANILA, Philippines — Friends and colleagues in civil society and political circles paid tribute to Commission on Human Rights Chair Jose Luis Martin “Chito” Gascon, who succumbed to COVID-19 on Saturday morning. Representing the youthLawyer Tony La Viña remembered Gascon’s activism in the last years of Marcos rule as a crucial part of the protest movement. He was appointed CHR chair the following year. He is mourned by everyone in the human rights spectrum as a result. You were a giant for human rights.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 09, 2021 21:43 UTC