THE New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday said the declaration of martial law in Mindanao threatens to widen the scope of abuses under the Duterte administration.

On Tuesday, President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law and suspended the writ of habeas corpus after the armed Islamist Maute Group attacked Marawi City in Lanao del Sur province and killed 13 soldiers and burned several buildings, including a hospital and a school.

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