"Extrajudicial killings have not worked before and will never work now," the group said in a statement Thursday.. Chilling effectThe group also warned of the "chilling effect" brought about by President Rodrigo Duterte's pronouncements on human rights groups that he deemed critical of the government's human rights policies. The lawyers' alliance said that the chief executive's order "not only endangers human rights defenders but is an outright attack on human rights and freedoms." Among Manlaban sa EJKs convenors are former Sen. Rene Saguisag, Dean Pacifico Agabin, De La Salle University Dean Chel Diokno, former Bayan Muna Rep and lawyer Neri Colmenares and National Union of Peoples' Lawyers President Edre Olalia. READ: Human rights should be a concern to all Filipinos - Gascon

Source: Philippine Star November 02, 2017 04:36 UTC