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About 1,600 indigenous people from rural villages of Lianga and San Agustin towns in Surigao del Sur fled their homes on Monday,July 16,after a month of military encampment in their communities.(Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)

Surigao Lumads flee from ‘militarized’ communities

Post author:MARA S. GENOTIVA
Post published:July 17, 2018
Post category:Headline Human Rights Photo Essay
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More than a thousand indigenous people from 15 rural villages in the municipalities of San Agustin, Tago, and Lianga, this province fled their homes on Monday, July 15, after a month of military encampment of their communities.

Fisherfolks ask for access to shores as coastal? r?oad project? goes full swing?

Post author:MARK JOY G. BASALLAJES
Post published:July 12, 2018
Post category:DAVAO CITY Headline Human Rights
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Fishermen here has asked the city government to provide them safer access to ?the shores to for them to land and to protect their boats against battering monsoon waves.

Photo courtesy of Karapatan

IFI bishop slams gov’t over arrest of ‘Gensan 13’

Post author:JIGGER J. JERUSALEM
Post published:July 9, 2018
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Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) Bishop Felixberto Calang has questioned the way more than a dozen individuals were arrested by law enforcers in General Santos City on Wednesday night.

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Detained Church workers freed on bail

Post author:KATH M. CORTEZ
Post published:July 8, 2018
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Detained church workers and rights activists were released ?on bail after ?their ?arrest on the evening of July 4? in General Santos City ?while holding an organizational consultation on peasant and ?tribal issues?.

Makati strip-search not isolated case – Karapatan

Post author:DAVAO TODAY
Post published:July 7, 2018
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Contrary to the claim of the Philippine National Police, human rights group Karapatan said, on Friday, that the case of the strip-search that took place in Makati City was not an isolated case as similar incidents happened involving state forces and agents in various parts of the country.

Surigao Lumads flee from ‘militarized’ communities

Fisherfolks ask for access to shores as coastal? r?oad project? goes full swing?

IFI bishop slams gov’t over arrest of ‘Gensan 13’

Detained Church workers freed on bail

Makati strip-search not isolated case – Karapatan

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