By ALMA B. SINUMLAG
www.nordis.net

PARACELIS, Mt. Province — Women of Banga-banga, Aguinaldo, Ifugao trooped to witness a hearing at barangay Botigue Lupon Tagapamayapa of a case filed against an AFP second lieutenant here and hoped for a chance to air their experience of military harassment.

The contingent of 20 villagers arrived at the barangay early in the morning of Saturday, 18 June but were not given permission to address the Lupon. To which members of the Cordillera Human Rights Alliance, organized a forum for them to relate their issues to members of the Ifugao Peasant Leaders Forum (IPLF), Cordillera Peoples Alliance – Mt Province (CPA – MP), and Innabuyog – Gabriela who also arrived to witness the hearing held that afternoon.

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HRonlinePH says…

Where is the paradigm shift here?

The AFP Human Rights Affairs Office must look into this matter with urgency. How can the Government gain the confidence of the people when human rights violations persist on the ground?     

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