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Karapatan lauds SC for ruling on writ of amparo

DAVAO CITY?Progressive human rights group Karapatan – Southern Mindanao lauded today the Supreme Court for upholding the writ of amparo that would protect people from human rights abuses, particularly against extralegal killings and enforced disappearances.
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DavNor gov says Lumads need livelihood, basic services

?More on livelihood, health care and basic services ? water supply, better road access, and education.? These are the needs of indigenous peoples (Lumads) in his province, according to Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo P. del Rosario when Mindanao Interfaith Services Foundation, Inc. (MISFI), a Davao City based non-governmental organization (NGO), made a courtesy visit in his office.

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Martial Law still exists in Moro areas — group

Martial Law still exists in Mindanao, particularly in Moro areas under the pretext of pulverizing terrorists. Thirty-five years later, the public is still being made to believe that the terrorist scare justifies anti-people measures like the Human Security Act and all-out war in Moro communities, even during Ramadhan, the holy month of fasting.

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