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The indigenous children’s right to education continues to be violated, as government seems to be hindering the operations of alternative schools, instead of recognizing their efforts, said the Save Our Schools Network.
In the past five years, operations of military and paramilitary groups have killed, threatened, displaced indigenous communities and close down their schools.
Amid increased political killings in the Philippines, US-based civil society and advocacy organizations want the US Senate to put back restrictions on military aid to the country.
“If they cannot be released, then we appeal that they would be transferred to an accessible facility.”
Two indigenous peoples and peasants struggling for land are killed in the country every month.
A campaign committee calls for the release of peace consultant Adelberto Silva, Sharon Cabusao and Isidro de Lima, and for the resumption of talks between the Government of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.
“Are these electoral candidates part of the rainbow? Are they going to stand up for LGBT rights as human rights and not as special rights?”
Felix Basig, a leader of the Mandaya tribe in a climate-change affected community in Davao Oriental was gunned down June 25.
“We are here today to show that after nine years, the calls of UP students and other sectors to surface Karen, Sherlyn and all the other victims of human rights violations, are not stopping.”
“He was shaking. He kept crying. It was clear to me that they underwent a sort of mental torture.”
Erlinda Cadapan and Concepcion Empeño, mothers of missing UP students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño, looked at the crowd of students and activists listening intently at the program and said, “They would have been among them today, resisting and fighting for the country.”
“Is there an undeclared martial law against us by the Aquino government?”
“It is clear that soldiers have been using DSWD’s 4Ps program to threaten parents and children not to enroll in Misfi and Salugpungan schools.”
For the military, torture and other heinous human rights violations are acceptable when committed against those who refuse to bow to them.
“When she was in Gabriela, Sharon Cabusao led campaigns to free women political prisoners. Now, the campaign is for her release.”
“This is a welcome development though it is five years late.”
Lumad chiefs say they will not leave until their children are back in school.
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