HUMANITY AMIDST CONFLICTS 32 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 * Civilians and children used as humanshields by the NPA against government troops upon workers. withdrawal; Il. Humanitarian Protection = 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 = guides; and = Like in Caraga, the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) are, almostalways, the onesaffected by armed conflict. VII. Negative perception of the public towards AFP and PNP = Decaying values; = 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 = 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 = Delayed passage of IDP and IHLBills; " 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;