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Statement from the Medical Action Group, Inc.
June 26, 2015
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (IDSVT)

BREAKING THE SILENCE FROM TORTURE IMPUNITY

Torture is considered a crime under the international human rights law. It is prohibited everywhere, at all times, and no exceptional circumstances whatsoever can be used to justify it. However, the abominable practice of torture continues unabated throughout the world including the Philippines.

It most often takes place in places of detention – where people deprived of liberty are mistreated to extract information, to punish or to discriminate. Women and children in detention are most vulnerable to sexual violence. Many people are subjected to torture on the grounds of their sexual orientation, ethnic origins, political and religious beliefs, age or disabilities.

Yet, no one is punished for committing torture.

Torture has devastating effects not only to torture victims but also to their immediate families, communities and larger society. It is intended to silence the victims. Oftentimes, it is not the survivor's inability to speak but the fear of reprisal.

Once tortured is tortured for life.

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Statement

April 30, 2015

Protect human rights defenders! Stop criminalization of human rights work!

 

The Medical Action Group (MAG), Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) and Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA) has launched a campaign affirming the essential contribution of human rights defenders to the promotion of human rights, democracy, development and good governance, and calling on the government to support and safeguard their work, and to stop criminalization of human rights work.

The campaign, “I am a human rights defender”, is an offline and online awareness campaign by MAG, TFDP and PAHRA about human rights defenders who face risk and subject to attack by state and non-state actors because of their human rights work.

Every day land rights defenders, trade unionists, women’s rights activists among others are subjected to reprisal, intimidation and violence to prevent them from speaking out. Such attacks may take a variety of forms: personal threats or threats against members of defenders’ families, smear campaigns, death threats, physical attacks, kidnapping, judicial harassment, murder and other forms of police harassment or intimidation.

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April 30, 2015

(PHILIPPINES) Death of a human rights defender, Elisa Tulid, exacts a huge toll on physical and mental health conditions of victim’s family

ISSUES: Right to an Effective Remedy, Access to Justice

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Dear friends,

The Medical Action Group (MAG) is forwarding to you an appeal regarding provision of prompt, immediate and effective medical care to the relatives of Elisa L. Tulid, who was a victim of extrajudicial killing due to her human rights work as a human rights defender and a member of Samahan ng Magsasakasa Barangay Tala at Camflora (Organization of farmers in Barangay Tala and Camflora), in San Andres, Quezon.

If you wish to make any inquiries, please contact the Medical Action Group (MAG) through e-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call +632 4547513, website: www.magph.org

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URGENT APPEAL
April 20, 2015
(PHILIPPINES) Harassment and Frustrated Killing of Indigenous People Leader

ISSUES:  Right to Means of Subsistence, Right to Land
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Dear friends,

The Medical Action Group (MAG) is forwarding to you an appeal regarding the harassment and frustrated killing of indigenous people, Manobo leader in Don Carlos, Bukidnon.

If you wish to make any inquiries, please contact the Medical Action Group (MAG) through e-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call+632 4547513.
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Title:                    Ampode Harassment and Frustrated Extrajudicial Killing
Case:                  Harassment and Frustrated Extra Judicial Killing
Name of victim:          Nestorio Sulatan Ampode, 36 years old
Date of incident:         October 2, 2014; 8:00 A.M.
Place of incident:         Purok 9, Prakatahan, Brgy, Pualas, Don Carlos, Bukidnon
Perpetrators:    Security Guards of Levelit Balarote Zambrano headed by Marcial Balarote (non-state actor)
Motive:                             Violation of right to life and right to land
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