She was well known for her active campaign to protect human rights in the Philippines, which became a matter of concern during the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte.
[2] Alvarez, a single mother, was actively involved in social activism and served as a paralegal staffer helping to spotlight cases regarding human rights violations on Negros Island to the United Nations Human Rights Council.
She also worked as a volunteer for the human rights organisation Karapatan where she served as the education director and also associated closely with the Negros Island Health Integrated Program as an advocacy officer.
[3] In a manifestation filed with the Supreme Court of the Philippines on 1 September 2020, Karapatan said Alvarez was supposed to be a witness on the red-tagging and harassment of human rights workers.
11479), a measure giving the government more powers to act against persons or groups falling under what critics say is a dangerous and vague definition of terrorism.