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Rights groups urged DOJ: Free political prisoners
Human rights groups Karapatan and SELDA protested at the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday, December 3, calling for the release of political prisoners.
SELDA spokesperson Adora Faye de Vera stated that there are 697 political prisoners in the country, with 93 elderly and 89 seriously ill.
De Vera highlighted that many of these political prisoners are peasant and labor organizers, human rights defenders, development workers, or ordinary citizens accused of supporting a revolutionary movement through fabricated charges.
Karapatan deputy secretary general Maria Sol Taule pointed out the injustice of targeting those who fight corruption and advance human rights, contrasting their imprisonment with the freedom of corrupt officials.
The groups are demanding the release of individuals they deem as political prisoners and advocating for accountability for corrupt government officials.
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