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[OPINION] Correcting the injustices against the Lumad schools
May 28, 2021 10:09 AM PHT
Tony La ViñaVanessa Vergara
The February 15 incident is just one among many of the targeted attacks against Lumad schools, which have seen an alarming rise in the past four years. These attacks are generally connected with the red-tagging of Lumad schools. These constitute grave violations of human rights that are protected by international law and Philippine laws.
In carrying out the illegal raid and mass arrest, the police and military violated the right of the evacuees to liberty and security, and their right against arbitrary arrest and detention, which are recognized rights of all persons under the 1987 Constitution and under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).