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Attorney Neri Colmenares speaks on the growing fascism in the Philippines

By: Izzy Cheung, staff writer On October 17, SFU Harbour Centre set the stage for “Defending Human Rights: Resistance Against the Growing Fascism in the Philippines,” an event that explained the political and economic climate of the Philippines. Headlining the event was a talk by Attorney Neri Colmenares, whose official titles include “vice-president of confederation of lawyers in Asia Pacific (COLAP), the national adviser of the national union of people’s lawyers (NUPL) and a Council member of the IBA Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI).”  This event was hosted by Sulong UBC, in partnership with the SFU department of geography, SFU department…

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