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Beyond the Philippines: Right to protest under fire in many countries

BANGKOK — In the Philippines, the major anti-corruption protest of over 100,000 individuals on September 21 resulted in a violent dispersal of the police. More than 200 young people were arrested, reportedly tortured inside prison. The police are now filing criminal charges before the Department of Justice (DOJ).

“They’re going after the people who are vocal against the issue of corruption. But there is no action being done against those [government officials and contractors] implicated in the ongoing corruption scandal in the country,” said human rights lawyer Sol Taule, deputy secretary-general of human rights group Karapatan, in an interview with Bulatlat.

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