The Human Security Act of 2007, also known as the An Act to Secure the State and Protect our People from Terrorism was enacted purportedly to protect life, liberty, and property of Filipinos from acts of terrorism with the colatilla that in its implementation, the State shall uphold the basic rights and fundamental liberties of the people as enshrined in the Constitution.
It appears, however, that instead of protecting Filipinos from acts of terrorism, it has been utilized to criminalize dissent and used to justify the perpetration of human rights violations against all Filipino citizens in general and indigenous peoples in particular.
