Continued use of anti-terror law vs activists worries rights group

LUCENA CITY—A human rights lawyer slammed anew the controversial Republic Act No. 11479, or the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA)of 2020, as it has become the military’s “repressive” tool and weapon against activists and legitimate dissenters. “It (ATA) was highly susceptible to abuse of power, and indeed, that has happened,” lawyer Maria Sol Taule said at an

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