‘Don’t give up,’ US VP Harris advises rights activists

MANILA, Philippines — Against the backdrop of protests staged by various groups to denounce her visit, US Vice President Kamala Harris told rights activists on Monday: “Don’t give up.”

Harris was asked about her advice to select rights activists whom she had spoken to before her town hall discussion at Sofitel Philippine Plaza in Pasay City.

“There is so much about the fight for human rights that requires us to remember that we are not alone, because it requires movements. It requires working against systems that have been designed in many situations to neglect, if not, be more affirmative in overlooking or even attacking human rights,” she said.

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