Events
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Human Rights-Based Policing Forum
May 22, 2013, Multi-Purpose Hall, Camp Crame, Quezon City The focus of the forum laid on the newest developments within the PNP Human Rights Affairs Office (HRAO), in partnership with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, in support of its Human Rights-Based Policing Project guided by the PANTHER Principles[i]. The activity was attended by various government and…
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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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Human rights training
Investigators from the National Police and prosecutors from the Department of Justice are undergoing training this week to improve the prosecution of torture cases and strengthen human rights and the rule of law in the Philippines. The program, organised by Medical Action Group (MAG) with funding from the British Embassy, will boost the capacity to…
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Rule of law gets British Embassy boost
WITH little fanfare—though the issue deserved to be shouted about from the rooftops – the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have joined hands with non-governmental organization, the Medical Action Group (MAG) in a project funded by the British Embassy to improve the prosecution of torture cases and strengthen human rights and the…
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Joint investigators and prosecutors training for the first time to fight torture
24 January 2013 The British Embassy in partnership with Medical Action Group seek to improve the prosecution of torture cases and strengthen human rights and the rule of law in the Philippines. 1st Secretary Steph Lysaght speaking at the launch of the 1st batch of training of 45 investigators and prosecutors.
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Brit Embassy In Manila Funding Anti-Torture Training For Cops
January 24, 2013 PNP and DOJ begin first joint training vs human rights violations Investigators from the Philippine National Police (PNP) and prosecutors from the Department of Justice (DOJ) are undergoing training this week to improve the prosecution of torture cases and strengthen human rights and the rule of law in the Philippines. Shown in…
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Brits fund training to boost prosecution of torture cases
THE British Embassy has partnered with the civic society, the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to further strengthen human rights and the rule of law in the Philippines to be able to improve the prosecution of torture cases. A statement from the British Embassy said the PNP and the DOJ are working together with a…
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Philippine Electronic Health Information Village
Greetings for the New Year! The Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) in partnership with the Institute of Philippine Culture, Ateneo de Manila University (IPC, ADMU) is currently developing an online research community under the e-Health Philippines portal with special focus on the PCHRD?s Drug Discovery and Development Program. The e-Health Philippine (Philippine…
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DOJ Secretary Leila M. de Lima’s Speech
On the Occasion of the Ceremonial Signing of the Memorandum of Agreement Between the Department of Justice, Philippine National Police and the Medical Action Group 10:30 a.m. 15 November 2012 Department of Justice Padre Faura, Manila SPEECH delivered by Leila M. De Lima Secretary Your Excellency, Stephen Lillie, Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Philippines; Chairperson Loretta Ann P. Rosales…