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telling that there is constraint on their part to
displacement.
According to the IDPs,
provide assistance because the displacement
displacementusually happen whentheir crops
is not caused by natural calamities. They are
are due for harvest.
sayingthattheir calamity fundis only intended
for displacement causedby natural calamities;
VI. Civilians used as humanshields/
endangering lives
and
No hazard pay for volunteers and health
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Civilians and children used as humanshields
by the NPA against government troops upon
workers.
withdrawal;
Il.
Humanitarian Protection
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Civilians (non-combatants) in risk prone
Failure to protect life and dignity ofcivilian
areas. There areallegations that soldiers are
populace;
even sleeping andeating withciviliansin their
Protection of the right of state actors/
houses. This isa blatantviolation of the Rules
vulnerability of state actors;
of Engagement;
Security.
There is lack of security or
insufficiency
of
security
providing
humanitarian assistance to persons who are
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guides; and
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Like in Caraga, the Indigenous Peoples (IPs)
are, almostalways, the onesaffected by armed
conflict.
VII. Negative perception of the public
towards AFP and PNP
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Decaying values;
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Adamant attitude of witnesses. Upon
interview,they tell CHR investigators that they
. Militarization
witnessed the incident. But whenaskedto sign
Presence of the Military in the areas;
a sworn statementoranaffidavit, they would
Military/PNP counter insurgency operations
refuse for reasons of their own. And in most
in risk prone areas; and
Thepresenceof the military in the areas create
fear amongcivilians. And this will lead them
cases they say theyfear oftheir lives; and
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information from thecivilians, they cooperate.
residence.
Andifitis the military askingfor information,
they refuse to cooperate.
Indiscriminate attacks
worship,cultural objects and other protected
objects;
Destruction of properties;
Non-cooperation bycivilians with AFP. But
AFP says that if it is the NPA asking
to evacuate from their habitual places of
Attacks on religious monumentsandplaces of
Use ofprotected areas/places as refuge for the
enemyfor treatment of their wounded.
not combatant; and
Indigenous Peoples in risk prone position.
Use of children as soldiers and couriers and
VIII. Lack oflegislation and policies on IHL
implementation to address the issues
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Delayed passage of IDP and IHLBills;
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The needto clarify the status of foreign
Burning of houses (But no onecantell as to
nationals within the ranks of insurgents -
whowere responsible for the arson); and
lawful combatantsor plain mercenaries? This
Farms were left unattended due to
can be defined bytheBill;