Shattered lives: Beyond the 2008-2009 Mindanao armed conflict
Amnesty International
August, 2009, Amnesty International:
This report focuses on the situation of internally displaced persons and human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law in the context of the armed conflict in Maguindanao province, which was the stronghold of the MILF and one of the centres of the armed conflict for most of its duration. During its visit to this area in march 2009, Amnesty International interviewed victims, their families and witnesses as well as members of civil society in the province. Some of the cases raised in this report were taken from interviews and documentation by independent humanitarian workers and community human rights monitors.
Table of contents:
The end of yet another round
Amnesty International’s concerns
The Mindanao armed conflict in context
Background of the Mindanao conflict
Mindanao in the Philippine context
Laws governing non-international armed conflict
Human rights violations in the context of the armed conflict
Privately armed militias and family feuds
Still no justice
Violations of international humanitarian law
Mortar shelling of an IDP camp and other areas inhabited by civilians
Improvised explosive device in a school’s premises
Other attacks on civilians and hostage-taking
Internally displaced persons
Displaced persons in Maguindanao
A matter of survival
Inadequate health services
No safety for civilians
Uncertain future: no houses to go home to
Recent domestic legal developments
Conclusions and Recommendations
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