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'KATRIBU calls on Ms. Khan to look further into these cases of grave human rights abuses and FPIC violations against the indigenous peoples in the islands of Panay and Negros,' says the group

As Ferdinand Marcos Jr. enters his second year in office, the Philippines President must back up his promises to improve human rights with action, including accountability for past crimes, writes Carlos Conde.

As Ferdinand Marcos Jr. enters his second year in office, the Philippines President must back up his promises to improve human rights with action, including accountability for past crimes, writes Carlos Conde. The murders were brutal, according to witness accounts of the scene. On the night of June 14, unidentified gunmen raided the home of a destitute family in a village outside Himamaylan City, in the central Philippine province of Negros Occidental. The next morning, neighbors found the

The killing of a family on June 14 on Negros in the central Philippines is the latest in a decades-long cycle of violence, human rights abuses, and impunity on the island. That night, unidentified armed men raided a hut in Buenavista village, Negros Occidental province. The next morning, neighbors found the bodies of Roly Fausto, 55, his wife Emelda, 50, and their children Ben, 15, and Ravin, 12. No one has claimed responsibility for the killings. But both government forces and the communist New

The killing of a family on June 14 on Negros in the central Philippines is the latest in a decades-long cycle of violence, human rights abuses, and impunity on the island.

Click to expand Image A demonstration at the inauguration of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Plaza Miranda, Manila, June 30, 2022. 2022 Ryan Eduard Benaid/SOPA Images/Sipa USA/AP Images The killing of a family on June 14 on Negros in the central Philippines is the latest in a decades-long cycle of violence, human rights abuses, and impunity on the island. That night, unidentified armed men raided a hut in Buenavista village, Negros Occidental province. The next morning, neighbors found the bodies of Ro...

The massacre took place in mid-June in a region where the communist insurgency has been fighting against the Philippine state for decades. Local authorities had targeted the Faustos for a while. Various farmers' associations were summoned to sign a resolution against the Communist Party.

Buenavista, a mountain barangay in Himamaylan, reels from clashes between government and rebel forces, and both sides' human rights violations