MANILA, Philippines — A group of Filipinos in the Netherlands will hold a protest in The Hague to condemn the alleged extrajudicial killings and human rights violations under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. Filipinos Against Corruption and Tyranny (FACT) will hold a picket in front of the Philippine Embassy in The Hague on December 10 as part of the commemoration of international human rights day. Filipinos in the Netherlands and their Dutch friends have expressed alarm over the human rights situation in the Philippines. Martial law in MindanaoFACT compared Duterte's declaration of martial law in Mindanao to the authoritarian rule of ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos. The group observed that Duterte's refusal to lift martial law, which has exacerbated human rights abuses in the region, follow a similar pattern to the dictatorship of Marcos.

Source: Philippine Star December 08, 2017 02:03 UTC