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The Melo Commission Report

After intense public pressure, the Arroyo administration released on Thursday the report of the Melo Commission, which was created to investigate the killings of political activists and journalists in the Philippines. In a nutshell, the report assigns accountability to state security forces for these atrocities.

Davao Today, which sourced the document from the Office of the Press Secretary, is publishing the report in full, but divided it by section and subsection for easy reading and navigation.

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Melo Commission Report: Case Studies

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III. CASE STUDIES

A. Profile of Victims

The majority of the victims of the extrajudicial killings were members of the so-called left-wing organizations ? primarily Bayan Muna, Anakpawis, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, Karapatan and KPD (Kilusan para sa Pambansang Demokrasya) and other cause-oriented groups like, for example, Task Force Mapalad and UNORKA (Ugnayan ng mga Nagsasariling Organisasyon sa Kanayunan) working for agrarian reform and other social justice issues.

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