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Amnesty International joins calls to protect Philippine tribesmen from attacks

19.10.12

The Mindanao Examiner: DAVAO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 15, 2012) - In commemoration of the National Indigenous Peoples Month, Amnesty International Philippines on Monday joined leaders of indigenous peoples in their call for justice to the continuing attacks and killings against tribe members, especially in pursuit of their struggle for self-determination and in defense of their territories.

In a statement sent to the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner, the Amnesty International said its members in the cities of Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Pagadian and Zamboanga along with tribal leaders from Zamboanga del Sur’s Bayog town and Agusan del Sur held simultaneous press conferences in their respective areas.


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