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Peasant member of indigenous group in Capiz, Philippines summarily executed by security forces

On March 18, 2010, Ronelo Perez visited his farm in the nearby Sitio Marandan which is located in the tri-boundary of the towns of Jamindan and Tapaz, Capiz and Libacao, Aklan.  He was inside his hut when soldiers fired at it.  After the initial volley of gunfire, Ronelo, thigh shattered by the gunshot, went out …

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Human Rights Defender survives an ambush in Sipalay City Negros Occidental, Philippines

The public information officer of CASFA and CHW, Ronaldo Capitanea, who drives a passenger motorcycle for a living, was shot on 23 February at around 6:25 AM, while on his way to pick up a regular passenger. When he was driving along the road in Hacienda Mabuhay in Brgy. Gil Montilla, Sipalay City, two men …

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Progressive partylists’ conference in Cagayan, Philippines raided by suspected members of the AFP

The victims were conducting a workshop-planning on Regional Development Center-Northern Luzon/ Katinnulong Daguiti Umili iti Amianan’s (RDC-NL/KADUAMI) Projects Monitoring and Evaluation back-to-back with a Regional Leaders’ Conference on Election and Governance. The participants were members of the partner organizations of RDC/KADUAMI and the activities were being facilitated by its staff. The workshop-planning and conference was …

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