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International human rights lawyer Amal Clooney calls on the Philippine government to decriminalize libel. This, as she spoke at Rappler’s Social Good Summit on Sunday, November 16.

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00:00International human rights lawyer Amal Clooney calls on the Philippine government to decriminalize libel.
00:06This as she spoke at Rappler's Social Goods Summit on Sunday, November 16.
00:11I had productive discussions with officials and I expressed my support for the proposal to decriminalize libel
00:17in line with international law and also in line with the warning of the Philippines Supreme Court
00:23that civil sanctions, the Philippines' own Supreme Court has said that civil sanctions for defamation
00:28are more consistent with the Philippines' democratic values and that imprisonment,
00:34the constitutionality of imprisonment and criminalization is, quote, doubtful.
00:39She was referring to a 2021 Supreme Court decision that acquitted broadcaster and now-senator Rafi Tulfo of libel,
00:46which Philippine justices said was to protect a vigilant press.
00:50Clooney also announces that she will soon be launching a project in which Filipino journalists and women
00:55can have easier access to legal aid.
00:58I have hope because more than one in three Filipinos today is under 25
01:02and young people have shown they are unafraid to denounce what is wrong
01:06because Maria and her colleagues continue to report the truth
01:11and hold the line for all journalists despite the threats.
01:15The Philippines is one of the remaining countries in the world
01:18which still treats libel as a crime punishable with jail time.
01:21..개를 think it's true about it.
01:22嗎...
01:23I will go over to Santo Tranquismo.
01:24And anyway, please introduce the Blessings in the last last year.
01:25Hippoatra.
01:26My friend can't watch that because the
01:43market is not permanent.
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