MANILA, Philippines — An activist based on Negros Island was killed in Bacolod City on Monday night, rights group Karapatan said. Today, we laid to rest Ka Randy Echanis, one of those who helped established Karapatan and staunch peacebuilder and land rights defender. Tonight, we learned of the sad news that our former campaign and education director and paralegal in Negros, Zara Alvarez, was killed in Bacolod City,” Palabay said in a Facebook post. ADVERTISEMENT“Like Ka Randy, she was included as among those tagged as ‘terrorists’ in proscription case of the Department of Justice filed in 2018. We will never relent in pursuing justice for Zara, Ka Randy and all victims of extrajudicial killings,” she added.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 17, 2020 14:36 UTC