ADVERTISEMENT“The state’s haphazard labelling of individuals as affiliated to communist or leftist terrorist groups directly threatens the lives or safety of individuals,” De Guia said. CHR said it will conduct its own investigation of the attacks on Calot’s family, including reports that the victims were falsely tagged as communist fighters. Her father and his companion were reported to be falsely red-tagged by law enforcement agencies,” De Guia said. “The Commission extends its deepest sympathy to the families of the fallen farmers and commits to conduct an independent investigation of the case. ADVERTISEMENTThe incident is not the first time CHR called out the government for red-tagging activities.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 22, 2020 09:45 UTC