Date and time: Tuesday, November 19 at 10am PST / 1pm EST / 7pm CET.
Topic: Defend Talaingod 13: A Webinar on the Struggle For Children’s Rights Among the Lumad People
On the eve of November 20, World Children’s Day, the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines, Save Our Schools – Mindanao, Foundation for Filipino Children, and Indigenous People’s Movement for Self-Determination and Liberation will hold a webinar to bring attention to the ongoing violations of the rights of Lumad children by the Philippine government.
The webinar will highlight the ongoing case of the Talaingod 13, a group of teachers and politicians who were accused of kidnapping 14 Lumad children in Mindanao earlier this year, and have been since charged with child abuse. The reality is that these Lumad children were rescued from AFP-backed paramilitary groups in Dulyan, Talaingod who threatened them with violence and forcibly closed down their school in 2018. You can read more about the case here.
Our webinar will take place on Zoom and will include speakers from the Lumad communities effected by state repression, as well as from international organizations showing their solidarity for the Lumad children.
