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assistance to the Philippines until the government fully investigates and prosecutes any military or police personnel engaged in human rights abuses.
Should the the bill pass into law, Washington will require Manila to comply with a set of "basic human rights standards" before it can receive military aid.
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"Those standards include the effective protection of labor leaders and activists, journalists, religious and faith leaders, and dissidents; a functioning judiciary capable of prosecuting members of police and military units; and the withdrawal of military forces from domestic policing activities, in accordance with the constitution of the Philippines," U.S. Rep. Wild wrote in an opinion piece published on The Hill on March 10.
The bill is supported by multiple groups, including the Democratic Socialists of America, the Malaya Movement, the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines - U.S., Migrante USA, among others. Wild also introduced the bill in 2020 and 2021. g
