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DOJ, DILG sign rules to probe, prosecute slaying of political activists, journalists
It is true for any context that several preconditions must be in place for the promotion of documentation of torture to have solid impact in torture prevention among them: close collaboration between legal and police professions are on the same track focus on criteria for paradigmatic issue on and strengthening their capacity for effective investigation…
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10 days of activism against torture
Dear Members of the SOS-Torture Network, We allow ourselves to contact you for your support and participation in the upcoming 10th of December, the Human Rights Day. As part of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) global campaign that many of you have already endorsed ‘Nothing can justify torture’ we are launching 10 days of activism against…
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IRCT endorses candidates to the upcoming SPT election
On 25 October 2012, States parties to the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture will elect the 12 new members of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT). The IRCT is delighted to note that four of the candidates have a long standing working relationship with the IRCT and extensive experience with torture prevention,…
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PHL gov’t urged to adopt recommendations on absolute prohibition of torture
Noting that prohibition of torture had been highlighted in the United Nations’ review of the Philippine human rights report, a group over the weekend called on the government to adopt the UN call to end all forms of inhuman acts in the country. “The Philippine government must adopt the UN Human Rights Council’s recommendation to…
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#RememberML@40!
MEDIA ADVISORY April 20, 2012 #RememberML@40! Join us this Saturday (April 21, 2012) @ 7a.m. – 10a.m. U.P. Diliman – Sunken Garden PAHRA (Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates), families of Martial Law victims and other Human Rights Defenders will gather to Inform, Inspire and to Remember Martial Law 40 years after it was first declared on…
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Aquino urged to criminalize acts of enforced disappearance
As it observed the International Day of the Disappeared on Monday, an alliance of human rights organizations urged President Aquino to criminalize acts of enforced disappearances in accordance with a United Nations’ resolution on the issue. The Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA) urged the President to certify as urgent the passage of a bill seeking to make enforced…
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MAG Conducts Training on Torture Documentation
The Medical Action Group, Inc. (MAG) recently conducted a three-day training on torture as one of its core programs. In full support of DKA Austria as the funding organization and in close collaboration with other human rights organizations, MAG organized a learning activity that focused on three important topics on torture. The seminar was…
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MAG and support groups paid courtesy call on the EU Delegation to the Philippines
European Union (EU) Delegation to the Philippines’ First Secretary Jerome Riviere (fourth from left, standing) and Mr. Margarito Raynera, Jr., Programme Officer (first from right, standing), meets with members of the Medical Action Group (MAG), Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP), Veronica Cabe (seated, center) of Coal Free Bataan Movement (CFBM) and, relatives…
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The London Declaration On Poverty and Torture
We, the undersigned, Council Members of the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT), representing health professionals and other relevant professionals who provide multidisciplinary rehabilitation for victims and survivors of torture throughout the world, gathered at the Annual Council Meeting in London, United Kingdom, 9 and 10 November 2011, are alarmed by the level of…
