Canada must act now to stop Duterte’s war against the Filipino people

Canada must also legislate mandatory measures to hold Canadian businesses accountable. This includes ensuring that Canadian resource extraction companies are not contributing to the war on vulnerable people.
Zara Alvarez, a well-known Filipina human rights defender in the Philippines, was assassinated on Aug. 17, 2020, by unknown gunmen.
I work with human rights defenders and peace-builders in some of the most dangerous places in the world. I fear for their safety, and sometimes my worst fears come true. This happened in August last year. Zara Alvarez, a well-known human rights defender and community health worker was fatally shot....

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