Four activists killed this January 2017, two are Lumad leader-advocates for defense of ancestral lands
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Frustrated Killing, violent dispersal of protesting national minorities
As of October 23, 2016 I. CASE PROFILE Violation/s : Frustrated killing, Illegal arrests, Physical Assault and/or Injuries, Violent Dispersal of Mass Actions, Public Assemblies and Gatherings, Violation of the Rights of Medical Personnel
Paramilitary Rampage in Bukidnon kills Pregnant Woman, wounds 5 children and 2 others
Dear Friends, Morning of July 30, 2016, a community of Tigwahanon tribe in Sitio Tibuwagan, Barangay Kawayan, San Fernando, Bukidnon was strafed by eleven (11) elements of the 8th Infantry Battalion- Philippine Army (IBPA) and Alde ‘Butsoy’ Salusad, leader of the paramilitary group New Indigenous People’s Army for Reform (NIPAR). The residents were at a …
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2016 Natl elections marred by killing, red-tagging and disenfranchisement
Dear Friends, The 2016 campaign period for the national elections will soon conclude as Filipinos cast their votes on May 9. Please join us in calling for an end to the string of violence, harassment and red-tagging committed against persons and groups to smear legitimate electoral campaigns that put forward the advocacies of peoples and …
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Bloody dispersal of farmers seeking drought assistance leaves 2 dead
Dear Friends, Join us as we strongly denounce the bloody dispersal of a farmers’ rally in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato last April 1, 2016. The three-day protest, which started in March 30, 2016, ended violently when state security forces openly fired at protesters. The incident left two persons dead, at least 37 hurt and wounded. …
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