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DEAD, BUT NOT SILENCED. Bystanders look at the cardboard coffins lined with the names and portraits of victims of extrajudicial killings in Southern Mindanao Region displayed along Roxas Avenue in Davao City on the day of President Rodrigo Duterte's 2nd State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 24. According human rights group Karapatan, there are at least 34 victims of political killings since Duterte came into power in July 2016. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Rights group to GRP’s monitoring hub: Include killings of activists

Human rights group Karapatan, while welcoming the pilot monitoring hub for the compliance of the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL) here, said on Monday, October 2, it should include cases of extrajudicial killings of activists.

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Read more about the article GRP launches pilot CARHRIHL monitoring station in Davao
Members of different church groups on Friday, April 7 light candles to call for justice for the victims of extrajudicial killings under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte along Roxas Avenue, Davao City. According to reports by human rights group Karapatan, they recorded 23 cases of politically motivated summary executions since Duterte came into power. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

GRP launches pilot CARHRIHL monitoring station in Davao

The Government of the Republic of the Philippines- Monitoring Committee (GRP-MC) launched its pilot monitoring station for the compliance of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Respect for Human Rights and International Law here on Friday, September 29.

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Read more about the article CHR to establish ‘rights observatory’ for IPs
LUMAD. Around 2,000 Lumad from Mindanao joined this year's Lakbayan protest caravan.

CHR to establish ‘rights observatory’ for IPs

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is set to open an information hub eyed to further strengthen monitoring and protection of the Indigenous People’s (IP) rights in the country.

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Read more about the article Active citizenry needed in times of Martial Law, say
GARRISON CITY. Scores of police officers in full combat gear patrol along Roxas Avenue in Davao City on the first day of Martial Law in Mindanao on Wednesday, May 24. President Rodrigo Duterte, through Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella announced the declaration on Tuesday evening after a series of clashes erupted between government troops and members of the Maute in Marawi City. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Active citizenry needed in times of Martial Law, say

Civil-society organizations in Davao urge the public to take an active role in reporting cases of abuses amid the implementation of martial law in Mindanao.

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