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Karapatan slams AFP for parading human rights worker as NPA tax collector

The human rights group Karapatan Southern Mindanao slams the Army's 71st Infantry Battalion for parading an abducted human rights worker as a tax collector for the New People's Army.

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ACT members, lawyers slam continuing profiling despite PNP chief denial

The profiling of teachers associated with Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) by the Philippine National Police (PNP) apparently continued, with reports of a similar letter coming from the local police asking for a list of teachers who are members of ACT in Northern Mindanao.

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Read more about the article Karapatan: Only ‘tyrants’ will call HR group, defenders as enemy of the state
Activists protest outside the office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Karapatan)

Karapatan: Only ‘tyrants’ will call HR group, defenders as enemy of the state

A human rights group hit back at President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that human rights groups are enemies of the state, saying such view is held only by a tyrant leader.

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Read more about the article Davao City public school teachers join outcry on police profiling of their ranks
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Davao City public school teachers join outcry on police profiling of their ranks

Public school teachers in the city joined the outcry to stop the harassment and vilification against teachers following the supposed profiling of Philippine National Police (PNP) of members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) nationwide.

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Teachers from Alliance of Concerned Teachers for Peace in Metro Manila held an alternative classroom at the Manilakbayan Kampuhan at Liwasan Bonifacio. They discuss the issues affecting lumad schools in Mindanao. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

ACT fears PNP employs ‘tokhang’ on teachers

The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) has likened the Philippine National Police (PNP) profiling of its members and feared the police may just knock and force its members to admit a crime anytime.

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