Philippines: “In the crosshairs of the Presidency” – Attacks on opposition lawmakers in the Philippines

Philippines: “In the crosshairs of the Presidency” – Attacks on opposition lawmakers in the Philippines

Dec 3, 2020 | DFF, Reports

Report, June 2019

The Philippine government under President Rodrigo Duterte has launched an unprecedented crackdown on political opponents in Congress. Through interviews with Senators and Representatives, APHR has documented that at least eight lawmakers have faced trumped-up criminal charges under the Duterte government – those who oppose the “war on drugs” have been targeted in particular. The President and allies have relied on threats and harassment to undermine the opposition. Lawmakers said this has created a climate of fear and stifled debate in Congress.

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Death Knell for Democracy: Attacks on Lawmakers and the Threat to Cambodia’s Institutions

Death Knell for Democracy: Attacks on Lawmakers and the Threat to Cambodia’s Institutions

Dec 3, 2020 | DFF, Reports

Report, March 2017

In this report APHR describes how the Cambodia’s Parliament approved a set of new amendments to the Law on Political Parties marked a culmination of nearly two years of escalating persecution of Cambodian lawmakers. These attacks have come in the context of a renewed, broader crackdown on dissent, which has targeted nearly all segments of Cambodian civic life, as well as similar growing threats to other legislators across Southeast Asia.

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