{"id":10411,"date":"2021-03-15T17:51:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T09:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/?p=10411"},"modified":"2021-12-01T20:38:45","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T12:38:45","slug":"environmental-groups-joint-statement-on-the-recent-activist-killings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/press\/10411\/environmental-groups-joint-statement-on-the-recent-activist-killings\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental groups’ joint statement on the recent activist killings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

QUEZON CITY, Philippines<\/em> —<\/strong> Responding to the brutal killings of nine activists last March 7, environmental advocates pressed the government to ensure that the lives and liberties of those peacefully exercising their constitutionally-guaranteed rights are upheld and protected.<\/p>\n\n

“As the fight for Mother Earth is a fight for her children too, the EcoWaste Coalition, an independent and non-profit environmental health organization, condemns the spate of politically-linked killings that have claimed the lives of activists working for and with the marginalized sectors,\u201d said Aileen Lucero, National Coordinator, EcoWaste Coalition, including the nine activists who perished from the bloodbath last Sunday following joint police-military operations in Calabarzon.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cAs an exponent of a rights-based approach to societal development, we are seriously concerned about the ever shrinking space for activism in the country, especially for individuals and groups that have been maliciously red-tagged and attacked,\u201d expressed Lucero.  <\/p>\n\n

\u201cWe reject the alarming culture of violence and impunity, and call for full respect for and compliance with legal processes and the rule of law.  We join freedom and justice-loving Filipinos in seeking accountability and justice, and support the call to end impunity for abuses and crimes against activists,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n\n

\u201cAs part of the civil society, we also call on all duty bearers to protect arenas and opportunities for meaningful public participation, including dissent, that are essential to building a socially just and inclusive, politically vibrant and economically and environmentally sustainable society,\u201d Lucero concluded.<\/p>\n\n

Lea Guerrero, Country Director of Greenpeace Philippines, an environmental organization that values non-violence and promotes peace and justice, likewise denounced the recent spate of killings of Filipino social activists.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cActivist killings must stop. We stand in solidarity with activists in the Philippines and around the world who carry the burden of persecution and risk in their important work to enable peaceful, positive social change for the sake of marginalized sectors and the planet,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n

\u201cWe demand justice and peace for activists of all causes and call for the urgency of having effective protection mechanisms for those who are peacefully defending our rights and the environment,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n

Zero waste and clean air advocate Rene Pineda observed that \u201cthe dark and horrible history of the Martial Law Rule is repeated,\u201d stressing that \u201cthis is deplorable and has to be stopped,\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Through a text message sent to the EcoWaste Coalition, environmental policy expert and lawyer Tony La Vi\u00f1a said \u201cI condemn these killings,\u201d lamenting that \u201cjudicial orders are now death warrants.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t

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Filipinos are enduring the worst impacts of climate change, caused by greedy corporations. It’s time to hold them to account!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t \n TAKE ACTION\n <\/a>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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