UN rapporteur should also talk to ex-rebels, says NTF-Elcac

MANILA, Philippines — The National Task Force to End Local Communist Conflict (NTF-Elcac) has urged a United Nations special rapporteur to hear the testimonies of former rebels after she flagged the use of counterterrorism laws to prosecute journalists and human rights advocates. NTF-Elcac executive director Ernesto Torres said Irene Khan, the UN special rapporteur on