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FARMERS' PLIGHT. Peasant organization, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) Southern Mindanao rally infront of the Department of Agrarian Reform office in Tagum City on January 22, 2017. They call for justice for all farmer activists killed under the Duterte administration in time for the 31st anniversary of Mendiola massacre. (Bags Castillo / Kilab Multimedia)

Davao region a deadly ground for peasants, IPs

Human rights group Karapatan on Tuesday demanded justice to all peasants who continue to fell victims of violence and political killings in the country, as the group marked the 32nd year commemoration of the bloody Mendiola Massacre.

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Read more about the article Karapatan slams AFP for parading human rights worker as NPA tax collector
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Karapatan slams AFP for parading human rights worker as NPA tax collector

The human rights group Karapatan Southern Mindanao slams the Army's 71st Infantry Battalion for parading an abducted human rights worker as a tax collector for the New People's Army.

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ACT members, lawyers slam continuing profiling despite PNP chief denial

The profiling of teachers associated with Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) by the Philippine National Police (PNP) apparently continued, with reports of a similar letter coming from the local police asking for a list of teachers who are members of ACT in Northern Mindanao.

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Read more about the article Karapatan: Only ‘tyrants’ will call HR group, defenders as enemy of the state
Activists protest outside the office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Karapatan)

Karapatan: Only ‘tyrants’ will call HR group, defenders as enemy of the state

A human rights group hit back at President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that human rights groups are enemies of the state, saying such view is held only by a tyrant leader.

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Read more about the article Davao City public school teachers join outcry on police profiling of their ranks
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Davao City public school teachers join outcry on police profiling of their ranks

Public school teachers in the city joined the outcry to stop the harassment and vilification against teachers following the supposed profiling of Philippine National Police (PNP) of members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) nationwide.

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