Lawyer-senators filed on Wednesday a resolution urging President Rodrigo Duterte to implement interventions to address the alarming number of killings and violent attacks against lawyers and judges in the country.
They said the president should undertake necessary steps to ensure the safety of lawyers and judges “by laying out definitive solutions and actions” to address the killings, as well as an efficient investigation of the cases. The senators noted Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution that states the role of the government in protecting its people, and the United Nations Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers that underscores the role of the government in ensuring the lawyers are able to perform their function without hindrance.
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