Events
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MAKE THE WHEEL OF JUSTICE WORK
UATC STATEMENT June 26, 2014 MAKE THE WHEEL OF JUSTICE WORK Fight Impunity, Demand for Accountability Today, we, the United Against Torture Coalition (UATC)-Philippines and various anti-torture advocates on the eight consecutive year mark the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture through the “Basta! Run Against Torture 8” (BRAT VIII) as we renew…
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EU reiterates commitment to end torture
June 26, 2014 Press release The European Union reiterated its commitment to promote human rights and to eliminate torture during a forum, “End Torture in the Philippines” with the Medical Action Group (MAG) and Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) held in Makati City. This event took place to mark the “International Day in…
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eHealth PH
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Greetings! Please find below a copy of the eHealthPH newsletter which includes community appeals from LGUs in Typhoon Yolanda-affected areas. The appeals are also posted at the eHealth.Ph website. http://ehealth.ph/index.php/forum/health-disaster-work-in-complex-emergencies/298-appeals-and-requests-from-the-visayas#1306 . eHealth.PH is a project of the Institute of Philippine Culture, Ateneo De Manila University and the Philippine Council for Health…
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Make Philippines A Torture Free Zone! Rights groups run against torture
On its seventh year, in commemoration of the June 26 International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the Medical Action Group (MAG) joined the United Against Torture Coalition (UATC)-Philippines and various anti-torture advocates in the “Basta! Run Against Torture 7” (BRAT VII) to call on the government to make the Philippines a Torture Free…
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Civil Society Organizations’ Learnings and Recommendations for Effective Implementation of Republic Act 9745
June 19, July 15, July 19, 2013 Amnesty International-Philippines, Balay Rehabilitation Center, Medical Action Group (MAG), Human Rights Defenders Pilipinas (HRDP), Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) and University of the Philippines Institute of Human Rights (UP IHR) in cooperation with the United Against Torture Coalition (UATC)-Philippines and Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates…
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BASTA! RUN AGAINST TORTURE VII
Press release June 26, 2013 Make Philippines Torture Free Zone! On its seventh year, as it marks the June 26 International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, members of the United Against Torture Coalition (UATC)-Philippines and various anti-torture advocates runs in the “Basta! Run Against Torture 7” (BRAT VII) to call on the government…
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Ano ang mga Dapat Ipangamba sa Sakit na Dengue?
Greetings! We would like to invite you to the 8th eHealth PH discussion on dengue, “Ano ang mga Dapat Ipangamba sa Sakit na Dengue?” which will be held through the eHealth PH portal (www.ehealth.ph) on 24 June 2013. EHealth PH is an online health community launched by the Institute of Philippine Culture-Ateneo de Manila University (IPC-ADMU) and the…
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Basta! Run Against Torture Year 7
On #June26 join us in Basta Run Against #Torture! BASTA RUN FOR A #TortureFreePhilipines This year’s BRAT will focus on the continuous and intensified campaign to make the Philippines a torture-free zone by ensuring monitoring of all activities and practices in all detention centers – an important step to ensure the effective implementation of the…
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HIV Forum: Working Together Towards Ending Stigma, Shame, Denial, Discrimination, Inaction and Misaction
UCCP Cosmopolitan Church, June 3, 2013 Instances show that HIV is worsened by “the stigmatization and discrimination of people living with HIV,” said Rev. Phumzile Mabizela. The HIV Forum was a gathering of faith-based organizations with HIV programs and various advocacy groups as well as individuals like Wango Gallago, a person living with HIV. The…
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RESTITUTION: A Right and A Remedy
May 28, 2013 at the House of Representatives The ASIAN FEDERATION AGAINST ENFORCED DISAPPEARENCE (AFAD) and FAMILIES OF VICTIMS OF ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE (FIND) invited all concerned stakeholders, governmental as well as nongovernmental organizations to a roundtable discussion (RTD) on Restitution, according to the new law, the Republic Act No. 10353 known as the “Anti-Enforced or…
