MANILA, Philippines—International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines on Wednesday denounced the killing of activist leader Zara Alvarez in Bacolod. “We mourn the killing of human rights worker Zara Alvarez, a brave and staunch defender of farmers and Filipino rights,” said ICHRP in a statement. “Human rights defenders, farmers, farmworkers and civilians are being slayed one after the other with brazen impunity. The Duterte government’s policy of political killing merits international condemnation. These are our colleagues and fellow human rights advocates who are being killed like cattle,” said Murphy.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 19, 2020 08:15 UTC