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Veteran Mindanao human rights lawyer among three honorees of IBP Human Rights Awards

A veteran human rights lawyer from Surigao del Sur was among the three lawyers honored recently by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) for its first Human Rights Awards.

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Read more about the article Arrest of Karapatan Davao’s former leader slammed
BLOODY RECORD. Jay Apiag, secretary general of Karapatan, hits the Duterte administration for having a "bloody" record on human rights violations. Karapatan has recorded 96 cases of political killlings in Southern Mindanao region alone since 2016, 66 cases were documented during the implementation of martial law in Mindanao. (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)

Arrest of Karapatan Davao’s former leader slammed

The former secretary general of Karapatan Southern Mindanao, Jay Apiag, was arrested by police on Tuesday afternoon, August 13 in Digos City and transferred later to Davao City on Wednesday on warrants for attempted murder which his group claims are “trumped-up charges”.

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Read more about the article Groups debunk BBM’s position on NTF-ELCAC and red-tagging
LABOR DAY. Members of the union Nagkahiusang Mamumuo sa Davao City Water District (NAMADACWAD) joined the International Labor Day rally led by Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) Southern Mindanao on May 1 at Freedom Park as they call for an increase in living wage amid inflation and an end to attacks on union organizing. (Kath Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Groups debunk BBM’s position on NTF-ELCAC and red-tagging

Journalists, NGO workers, and union organizers are disputing the position of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that he will not dissolve the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), which has been known for red-tagging individuals and groups since its formation in 2018. 

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