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Read more about the article Davao activists join global action urging UN probe on killings
Church ministers and activists in Davao City hold out placards urging the UNHRC to investigate the human rights situation in the Philippines.during the Global Day of Action on September 14 (Photos from Karapatan SMR)

Davao activists join global action urging UN probe on killings

During the Global Day of Action on the first day of the 45th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Monday, human rights workers and advocates joined the online action by raising concerns of unsolved killings in the region.

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Read more about the article Zara’s burial sparks call for probe into state accountability in activists’ murders
Negros-based activist Zara Alvarez (Photo courtesy of Karapatan)

Zara’s burial sparks call for probe into state accountability in activists’ murders

As slain human rights worker Zara Alvarez was buried in her home town in Cadiz to an emotional mass, calls are raised for an independent probe to see if State forces are complicit in her murder.

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Read more about the article UN body seeks Independent probe on Echanis, Alvarez’ murders
Peasant leader Randall Echanis and Human Rights worker Zara Alvarez (Photos courtesy of Anakpawis and Karapatan)

UN body seeks Independent probe on Echanis, Alvarez’ murders

A United Nations rights body urged the Philippine government to conduct an independent probe on the killings of activists Randall Echanis and Zara Alvarez, who were murdered over the past two weeks.

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