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Read more about the article Global rights group call for release of rights defender Teresita Naul
Karapatan Regional Council Member for Northern Mindanao Teresita Naul was arrested at her relative’s residence in Lala, Lanao del Norte on March 15, 2020. (photo taken from Kabataan Partylist's Facebook page)

Global rights group call for release of rights defender Teresita Naul

International human rights groups join Karapatan in calling for the release of 62-year old Teresita Naul, a human rights defender who will face trial this Friday, July 17, on charges that she is a top leader of communist rebels.

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Read more about the article Arrest of Balingasag 7 draws condemnation from indigenous groups

Arrest of Balingasag 7 draws condemnation from indigenous groups

Lumad organizations and their advocates are calling for the immediate release of the seven Lumad who were arrested in a raid in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental and are facing what they claim as trumped-up charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives.

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Read more about the article Union slams red-tagging by vice mayor during labor settlement
Around 900 workers of Sumifru Philippines Corp., a banana-export plantation in Compostela Valley province, launch a strike on Monday, October 1, to demand the company to engage them in collective bargaining and regularization of their tenure. (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)

Union slams red-tagging by vice mayor during labor settlement

A union of banana plantation workers in Davao de Oro province expressed alarm over they were red-tagged by a vice mayor and military in a news report.

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