Events
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PHYSICIANS’ TRAINING ON MEDICO-LEGAL DOCUMENTATION
In an effort to promote accountability for human rights violations, the Medical Action Group (MAG) conducted a two-day capacity building to medical doctors to strengthen their documentation and investigation practices. The training entitled, “UNCOVERING THE BODY OF EVIDENCE: A Physicians’ Training for Medico Legal Documentation”, was held on October 4-5, 2018. Training participants are mainly…
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HEAL NOT HARM | Denial of care is torture – former Health secretary
As part of its continuous advocacy on torture prevention, MAG launches a three-year project, “Heal not Harm: Preventing Torture in the Philippine Health Care Setting”, which aims to disseminate information, document, and identify areas of torture and illegal detention in the Philippine health care setting.
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Fighting systemic impunity in the Philippines through rehabilitation and documentation
MAG, together with the IRCT, has been continuously working to fight impunity in the Philippines by strengthening civil society and health sector partnerships to implement the Anti-Torture Act and to provide rehabilitation and documentation services to victims.
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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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“Change for the Planet – Care for the People”
DKA Austria #Orthman Superhero (video) campaign ÖRTHMAN on COP21 in Paris. It is part of the international campaign “Change for the Planet – Care for the People” of the international alliance of Catholic development agencies CIDSE: http://www.cidse.org/rethinking-development/change-for-the-planet-care-for-the-people.html The story: We have invented an Austrian super hero: ÖRTHMAN (Earthman – the spelling follows the German pronunciation; “Ö”…
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SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ON THE HEALTH SECTOR’S IMPLEMENTATION OF RA 9745
ANNOUNCEMENT SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ON THE HEALTH SECTOR’S IMPLEMENTATION OF RA 9745 Theme: “Mainstreaming Human Rights in Public Health” A violation of one’s right demands for a remedy. Torture is one of the gravest forms of human rights violation. . It is a deliberate act of cruelty by inflicting severe physical and emotional sufferings against any…
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Paramilitary groups, impunity….the entrenched legacies of martial law
Press release September 23, 2015 Paramilitary groups, impunity….the entrenched legacies of martial law More than nine months for the Aquino administration term end, his administration will be remembered for lost ground on important measures of breaking impunity which is the entrenched legacy of martial law, said the Medical Action Group Inc. (MAG), Task Force Detainees…
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Protect human rights defenders! Stop criminalization of human rights work
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…
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URGENT APPEAL
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 ______________________________________________________________________________ Dear friends, The Medical Action Group (MAG) is forwarding to you an appeal regarding provision of prompt, immediate and effective…
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Urgent Appeal: Harassment and Frustrated Killing of Indigenous People Leader
URGENT APPEALApril 20, 2015(PHILIPPINES) Harassment and Frustrated Killing of Indigenous People Leader ISSUES: Right to Means of Subsistence, Right to Land______________________________________________________________________________ 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…
