[Urgent Appeal] Three indigenous miners were found buried in a shallow grave -AHRC
PHILIPPINES: Three indigenous miners were found buried in a shallow grave
April 16, 2014
ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION – URGENT APPEALS PROGRAMME
Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-052-2014
16 April 2014
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PHILIPPINES: Three indigenous miners were found buried in a shallow grave
ISSUES: Extra-judicial killings; Indigenous people
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Dear Friends,
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) deeply regrets to inform you that after being missing for several days, three people were found buried in a shallow grave near their hut. The three victims were last seen by their family on 2 March. The continuing presence of the military has heightened the threats and harassment in the community.
CASE DETAILS: (Based on the documentation by the Alliance for the Advancement of Peoples Rights (KARAPATAN) and Cordillera Human Rights Alliance (CHRA) and Bulatlat)
On 7 March 2014, Freddie ‘Fermin” Ligiw, (29), Eddie Ligiw, in his mid thirties and Licuben Ligiw in his mid sixties were found in a shallow grave near their hut. Their bodies were piled one on top of the other in the grave. The body of Eddie was at the bottom. He was shirtless when found. On top of him were the bodies of his father, Licuben and his brother, Fermin.
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