“To ignore this UN ruling is to further slain the Philippines’ record on press freedom, human rights, and democracy.” CAGAYAN DE ORO — A United Nations (UN) working group considered the immediate release of a detained journalist and human rights workers as the appropriate remedy after it concluded that their detention is arbitrary. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention’s Opinion No. 22/2026, which was adopted in its 105th session from Marc…
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