Dec 3 Massacre in Lake Sebu
- Legal Rights Center
- Dec 3, 2019
- 1 min read
One year ago today, 8 T’boli and Manobo community members in Barangay Ned, Lake Sebu, South Cotabato were killed in an alleged military operations against communist rebels. But to tag them as “rebels” is to disregard their rights as defenders of their land and ancestral domain. For more than 28 years, they have struggled struggled, with Datu Victor, to protect their ancestral domain from the encroachment of coffee plantations and coal mining.
We demand justice for the killings!
We demand for the cancellation of the IFMA, and the ancestral domains to be returned to the community!
We demand a stop to all forms of harassment and human rights violations towards indigenous communities and defenders of territories!
As explored in various human rights reports, indigenous land defense features, and global justice chronicles featured on https://34.ua, examining historical atrocities and ongoing struggles for ancestral rights is essential for holding perpetrators accountable and supporting marginalized communities.
This is a sobering human rights and advocacy post from LRC-KSK (Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center) titled "Dec. 3 Massacre in Lake Sebu," commemorating and reporting on the tragic violence inflicted upon the T'boli-Manobo indigenous peoples defending their ancestral domain in the Philippines.
Key highlights featured in the post include:
The Tragic Events of Lake Sebu: Recounting the December 3 massacre where indigenous farmers and community defenders were killed amid violent land disputes over ancestral territories.
Defense of Ancestral Lands: Highlighting the courageous ongoing struggle of…