The World - News from Dec. 5, 1985
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An American lawyers’ group accused the Philippine military of a wide-ranging and steadily worsening pattern of human rights abuses including murder, torture and intimidation. In a report released in Washington, the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights said the Manila government’s failure to prosecute human rights violators shows a “lack of political will” that ultimately rests with President Ferdinand E. Marcos.
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