This was the most high-profile case in what activists claim is a systematic campaign of repression against indigenous peoples in Mindanao, including the targeting of their leaders for assassinations, the closing of indigenous schools, and the military occupation of their homelands.
Hii ilikuwa kesi ya juu zaidi ambayo wanaharakati wanadai kuwa ni kampeni madhubuti ya ukandamizaji dhidi ya raia wazawa wa Mindanao, ikiwa ni pamoja na kulengwa kwa viongozi wao kwa mauaji, kufungwa kwa shule za wazawa, na kazi ya kijeshi ya nchi zao.