Philippines: Witnesses, victims recount shooting, beating by police
The Philippine police may have used unnecessary lethal force in breaking up a demonstration by farmers in Kidapawan City on April 1, 2016, Human Rights Watch said today.
Ordeal of wounded Kidapawan detainees
The minute when Arnel Takyawan was able to walk with crutches, the police transferred him immediately to the City Hall gymnasium from a nearby private hospital, five days after he was shot at the ankle during the police dispersal against drought-stricken farmers last week.
Members of progressive groups condemn the violent dispersal in Kidapawan City in a rally held in Mendiola, Manila on Friday, April 8. (Photo by Raymond Panaligan/AlterMidya)
Global Day of Protest: Groups demand justice for slain farmers in brutal Kidapawan dispersal
The peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) demanded swift delivery of “justice” to the farmers who were killed by anti-riot police after a brutal dispersal of protesting farmers in Kidapawan City.
Gov’t ‘neglect’ blamed for violent dispersal in Kidapawan
A senate official pinned the blame on government inaction to curb the effects of El Niño as the reason why hungry farmers barricaded Kidapawan City last week.
Senators ask PNP: Why use firearms during dispersal?
Senators who led a Senate inquiry here over a violent dispersal of farmers’ barricade in Kidapawan City last week said police forces should not have brought firearms during the bloody operation.
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