An organization of human rights lawyers on Monday sought the Supreme Court’s protection from alleged continuing harassment and “red tagging” of their members by the military and the police.

In a 23-page petition, the officers and members of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) sought the Supreme Court’s help by filing a petition for writ of amparo and writ habeas data.

A writ of amparo is a remedy available to any person whose right to life, liberty, and security has been violated or under threat. The writ of habeas data, on the other hand, is a remedy available to any person whose right to privacy in life, liberty or security has been violated or under threat by the unlawful gathering of information about the person, his or her family, and home.

Both writs serve as preventive and curative roles to curb extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances.

Read more @newsinfo.inquirer.net

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1106960/lawyers-group-seeks-sc-help-protection-from-military-harassment?fbclid=IwAR0QKwr7ere3PIgwIxW-WXxmf2NM0-AI9_QfZZeU7iy5o06zodIh-2Md9jg

Support #KarapatDapat na Agenda campaign! Click the poster to know more.

Submit your contribution online through HRonlinePH@gmail.com
Include your full name, e-mail address and contact number.

All submissions are republished and redistributed in the same way that it was originally published online and sent to us. We may edit submission in a way that does not alter or change the original material.

Human Rights Online Philippines does not hold copyright over these materials. Author/s and original source/s of information are retained including the URL contained within the tagline and byline of the articles, news information, photos etc.