AFP commits war crimes in series of operations
- Published: 15 October 2021 15 October 2021
The Communist Party of the Philippines reported on 7 October that the Armed Forces of the Philippines committed several acts in violation of international humanitarian law in the last couple of weeks, including the killing of hors de combat and bombings of rural villages.
Investigate PH: Hold government officials accountable for rights violations
- Published: 30 September 2021 30 September 2021
The Independent International Commission of Investigation into Human Rights Violations in the Philippines INVESTIGATE PH released its Final Report on 13 September, calling on the international community to hold the officials of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines accountable “for the thousands of violations of human rights and international humanitarian law carried out as official state policies.”
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Security forces ban ‘subversive’ books from university libraries
- Published: 30 September 2021 30 September 2021
Duterte government officials under the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) this month confiscated “subversive textbooks and reading materials” from libraries of three state universities. The books are being replaced by materials provided by the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
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Aid NGOs decry ‘Red-tagging’ of Leyte Center for Development
- Published: 30 September 2021 30 September 2021
Various Philippine non-government organizations decried “despicable acts” by elements of the Armed Forces of the Philippines aimed at maligning and harassing humanitarian organization Leyte Center for Development. On 21 September, 15 people staged a ‘protest action’ in front of the LCDe’s office in Palo, Leyte, claiming that the NGO is a terrorist organization and a supporter of the ‘CPP-NPA-NDF’.
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ICC authorizes investigation of Philippines ‘drug war’ killings
- Published: 15 September 2021 15 September 2021
The International Criminal Court announced on 15 September that its Pre-Trial Chamber I has granted the ICC Prosecutor’s request to commence an investigation in relation to crimes committed in the Philippines “in the context of the so-called ‘war on drugs’ campaign” of the Duterte government.
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Revolutionary forces in Southern Mindanao are intact – CPP
- Published: 15 September 2021 15 September 2021
The Communist Party of the Philippines on 10 September denied claims by the Armed Forces of the Philippines that the revolutionary forces in Southern Mindanao is “on the brink of collapse”, declaring that “the CPP Southern Mindanao Regional Committee is intact.”
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CPP sees end to corrupt, inept Duterte regime before 2022 elections
- Published: 15 September 2021 15 September 2021
The Communist Party of the Philippines on 7 September called on the Filipino people to “take advantage of the looming political crisis” and push their democratic resistance against the corrupt, terrorist and tyrannical Duterte regime. “More and more are becoming open to the idea of ending the tyranny even before next year’s elections,” the CPP said.
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