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SAVE LUMAD SCHOOLS. Lumad students from Mindanao who are part of this year’s Lakbayan of National Minorities picket the Department of Education’s office on Monday, Sept. 4, to protest the continuing threats and harassment against Lumad schools in Mindanao. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

Briones hit for ‘failing’ to respond to Lumad school attacks

Lumad communities in Mindanao have been sending distress calls as government forces and paramilitary groups stage direct attacks on schools in tribal villages.

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Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay (Photo by Pinoy Weekly)

HR group hits Palace rating despite abysmal rights record

A human rights group questioned the “very good” rating received by the Duterte administration on human rights protection in the recent Social Weather Station survey despite the President’s abysmal human rights records.

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Read more about the article Impunity grips ComVal as 2 farmers gunned down in a week
Maragusan town, Compostela Valley (davaotoday.com)

Impunity grips ComVal as 2 farmers gunned down in a week

Human rights activists fear that the culture of impunity and fear is reigning in Compostela Valley province following the reported deaths of two farmers connected to activists groups in just a week.

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