The government’s ambition to exit the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) gray list or meet arbitrary prosecution quotas cannot, and must not, serve as a justification for the harassment and criminalization of activists and rights defenders. These are people who take the blows so that others may live with dignity. To brand them as terrorists is a grotesque distortion of truth.
NUPL | Sep 5, 2024
The DOJ must be reminded of its ethical duty: prosecutors are entrusted not with securing convictions at all costs, but with ensuring that justice is served. This means upholding the principles of fairness, due process, and the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. The use of fabricated evidence and the solicitation of false testimony constitute not only ethical violations but egregious affronts to justice.
Kaisa ng masang anakpawis ang mga abogado ng bayan sa panawagang wakasan ang mga programa ng administrasyong Marcos Jr. na lalong mambubusabos sa taumbayan ngayong Pandaigdigang Araw ng Paggawa, Mayo Uno 2024.
The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) welcomes the Supreme Court's resolution declaring the search warrants executed in Tondo, Manila during the arrest of activists Reina Mae Nasino, Ram Carlo Bautista, and Alma Moran as void.