Philippine Gov't Urges UN Probe into Insurgent Killings of 98 Civilians
The Philippine government has called on the United Nations and international human rights bodies to investigate 98 alleged murders and summary executions by the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF). The majority of these incidents occurred on Negros Island, with the government condemning them as "murders" and urging impartial international scrutiny.
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