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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…

  • Group presses for prosecution of cops in torture mess

    An anti-torture advocate group is calling for the prosecution of suspects in the torture of an alleged thief in a police precinct in Manila’s Tondo district. The United Against Torture Coalition (UATC)-Philippines made the call after the main suspect Senior Inspector Joselito Binayug denied during last Thursday’s Senate hearing he was thepolice officer shown in a cell…

  • More than inquiry must be done, prosecute Binayug and punish all torturers

    PRESS RELEASE August 27, 2010 This is the call of the United Against Torture Coalition (UATC)-Philippines on the denial of Senior Inspector Joselito Binayug during a Senate hearing that he was the police officer shown in a video torturing an alleged robbery suspect in a police precinct in Asuncion, Tondo. The coalition said “while we…

  • Group urges govt to declare policy vs all acts of torture

    While it welcomes Malacañang’s order for a speedy probe into the torture row, a human rights group on Saturday called on the Aquino administration to announce a policy of “total elimination” of all acts of torture. At a press conference in Quezon City, the Medical Action Group (MAG), a health organization working for the promotion…

  • Health group calls for justice to the torture victims; urges P-Noy to safeguard human rights by full implementation of RA 9745

    Press Release August 18, 2010 The Medical Action Group, Inc. (MAG) condemns the inhuman act and degrading punishment recently conducted by a person in authority allegedly a police chief in Manila. This merciless act is just an example on how our government allows torture as a systematic policy in interrogation and punishment. The alleged torture…

  • Health group conducts a wellness campaign

    The Alternative Health Foundation, Inc. would like to invite you to its “WELLNESS DAY” which will be held on August 18, 2010 from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, at the PRRM Building No. 56 Mother Ignacia St., Quezon City. The following are the services to be provided during the day: 1. Physical examination 2. Laboratory…

  • Erratum on news published last Feb. 8, 2010

    The last sentence of the last paragraph in our press release dated February 8 entitled “MAG condemns the illegal arrest and detetion of health workers” originally read: “…to release immediately the remaining 12 health rights defenders…” After verifying the information, there were no releases made by the military, thus, all the forty-three (43) arrested health workers…

  • Health professionals laud the RH program of Sec. Cabral

    The Medical Action Group (MAG)  supports the initiatives of Dr. Esperanza Cabral of the Department of Health (DOH) in her endeavour to fight the escalating incidence of HIV/AIDS in the country through condom distribution at Dangwa, Sampaloc last February 14.   MAG lauds the unflinching sincerity and steadfast commitment of Dr. Cabral and the entire…

  • MAG condemns the illegal arrest and detention of health workers

    The Medical Action Group (MAG)  expresses its concern and at the same time, strongly condemns the arbitrary arrest, detention and harassment of forty-three (43) physicans, nurses and health workers last Saturday, February 6, who were participating in a health training at a farmhouse in Morong, Rizal. According to the information received, the arresting team lead…

  • Four torture victims acquitted after seven years of detention

    MAG welcomes the acquittal and release of the four of five torture victims detained at Davao City Jail since 2003 after alleged charges of multiple murder and frustrated murder in connection with a bombing incident in Davao City. Esmael Mamalangkas, Ting Idar, Tohamie Ulong and Jimmy Balulao Silongan were already free men last January 29,…