ATM condemns illegal arrest of two activists, demands immediate release
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Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) strongly condemns the illegal arrest of human rights defender, Edel Parducho, and youth activist, Three Odeña during the People Power at 40 March Rally yesterday.
According to reports, Edel was serving as a marshal in the rally and was shielding the demonstrators, mostly women, from being pushed by the police. Three was taking photos when she was suddenly pulled by her hair and arrested.
Charges of physical injury were then filed against the two activists despite video documentation and eyewitness accounts pointing to the contrary. Clearly, these are fabricated charges meant to intimidate and harass protesters peacefully exercising their right to assembly and freedom of expression.
It is especially abhorrent that these violations of fundamental rights occurred during the EDSA People Power Anniversary, when democratic rights and freedoms should have been absolutely respected and upheld.
We join the calls for the immediate release of the two detainees and the dropping of fabricated charges. Further, we demand that the government investigate these intolerable acts of harassment and hold the perpetrators accountable.
𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺𝘀! 𝗨𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗗𝗦𝗔 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿!
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