Rights crisis deepens in Luzon amid militarization, impunity

BAGUIO CITY — A convergence of human rights, economic, and climate-related crises is displacing communities across Luzon, where militarization, land disputes, and climate disasters intersect, further marginalizing vulnerable sectors, Amnesty International (AI) Philippines reported. The assessment formed part of AI Philippines’ Luzon launch of its Philippine entry to the State of the World’s Human Rights Report 2025/26. “What we are seeing in Luzon is a convergence of violations—from aerial bombardments of indigenous communities to enforced disappearances and attacks on labor and press freedom,” said Amnesty International Philippines senior director Ritz Lee Santos III. READ: Amnesty International-PH names new director Santos […]...

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