The ASEAN legislators also lament the sedition charges filed against Vice President Leni Robredo and key opposition figures in the Philippines.
'FREE DE LIMA.' Jailed opposition Senator Leila de Lima attends her hearing at the Muntinlupa RTC Branch. File photo courtesy of De Lima's office
The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights and the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats released a joint resolution on Friday, August 23, “expressing alarm at increasing attacks on the political opposition” of member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations , particularly the Philippines and Cambodia.
In the joint resolution, both organizations urged the AIPA to “work through all diplomatic channels” to convince the Philippine and Cambodian governments to “immediately” release De Lima and Cambodia opposition leader Kem Sokha, respectively. “[We] recognize that in the Philippines, several lawmakers who have opposed the President’s campaign against illegal drugs and other key government policies, have faced politically motivated criminal charges, harassment, threats, and intimidation as a result,” said APHR and CALD.
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