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The Philippines’ legislative branch has taken important steps towards implementing human rights standards in the country. On June 6, the law imposing capital punishment for heinous crimes–...
On June 5, the regional office of the Commission on Human Rights in General Santos City, southern Philippines, formally informed torture victim Jejhon Macalinsal and two companions that it would take ...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you that unidentified men riding motorcycles reportedly spied upon human rights lawyer, Jobert Pahilga and activist, Ms. Marissa...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) deeply regrets to inform you that three more activists have been killed, one of whom was a priest, while another priest is facing serious threats...
[RE: UA-082-2006: PHILIPPINES: Brutal torture of 11 persons and subsequent filing of fabricated charges against them; UP-063-2006: PHILIPPINES: Lawyers for 11 torture victims file motion to withdraw c...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you of yet another forcible abduction and subsequent disappearance of three men in General Tinio, Nueva Ecija on 17 May 2006. Ar...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you of the abduction and subsequent disappearance of two more activists in separate incidents on 8 and 16 May 2006. Activist Phi...
On May 12, the Department of Interior and Local Government formed “Task Force Usig”, a police-led investigative unit to probe the unrelenting killings of activists and family members in th...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes with deep concern over fears of a possible violent dispersal of factory workers on protest. Protesting workers of S. P. Venture Corporatio...
[RE: UP-160-2005: PHILIPPINES: Armed men kill female activist in Bataan, Luzon; victims colleagues faces serious threat; UA-078-2006: PHILIPPINES: Nineteen-year-old activist found dead in Abucay, Ba...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that Rev. Jemias Tinambacan was shot dead and his wife Rev. Marilou Tinambacan was wounded by four gunmen along the nati...
[RE: UA-096-2006: PHILIPPINES: Activist killed and an attempt made on anothers life; UA-101-2006: PHILIPPINES: Two more activists killed in Bohol and Tarlac; FA-007-2006: PHILIPPINES: A picture of t...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you that another sick inmate has been deprived of adequate treatment following his arrest for charges believed to have been fabr...
The new Human Rights Council was elected on May 9, 2006. According to the General Assembly Resolution of April 3, 2006, When electing members of the Council, Member States shall take into account th...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) deeply regrets to inform you that another two persons were killed while three other activists survived an attempt on their lives in separate inci...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you that Gerardo Cristobal, a labour leader who survived an attempt on his life on 28 April 2006, is reported to have been false...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP)-Mindanao that Elvie Apolona, a sick inmate presently detained at...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission has received information that five persons have been missing since 28 April 2005 in Tagaytay City, Philippines. They are Riel Custodio, Axel Pinpin, Enr...
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