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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,…

  • The Alternative Report for the Philippines Fourth Periodic Report on the CCPR

    The Alternative Report jointly prepared and submitted by the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT), the Medical Action Group (MAG) and the Balay Rehabilitation Center to the UN Human Rights Committee, 106th Session (October 15-November 2, 2012) for the Philippines Fourth Periodic Report on the CCPR. Reference: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrc/docs/ngos/BRCMAG_IRTC_Philippines_HRC106.pdf

  • MAG 20th General Assembly

    Dear Co-Members, Warmest greetings! We, the undersigned, have been designated by the Board of Trustees (BOT) ,  as members of the Electoral Committee  who will coordinate, take charge and ensure the whole process of the 2012-2014 BOT election  on Saturday, October 13 2012. May we remind you to please pay your membership dues prior to…

  • 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…

  • Philippines urged to implement ban on tortures

    ZAMBOANGA CITY — Human rights groups are calling on the government to adopt the recommendation of the United Nations Human Rights Council on absolute prohibition of torture during its universal periodic review held last week in Geneva. “A number of human rights violations, including against the freedom from torture was highlighted during the session, especially…

  • Human rights groups call on the government to adopt the recommendation on absolute prohibition of torture

    Press release June 1, 2012 Human rights groups call on the government to adopt the recommendation on absolute prohibition of torture The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Philippines at the United Nations Human Rights Council last May 29, 2012 resonated with civil society issues regarding among others the absolute prohibition of torture. “A number…

  • Recommendations by UN will make real difference to Philippine victims of torture, IRCT says

    30-05-2012 Torture in the Philippines was among the primary focuses of the United Nations Human Rights Council during the country’s Universal Periodic Review yesterday. More than 15 states focused on torture in their recommendations to improve human rights in the Philippines. These recommendations include: that the Government of the Philippines effectively implements the 2009 Anti-Torture…

  • Medical Action Group (MAG) response to the nuclear test by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

    Statement Medical Action Group (MAG) response to the nuclear test by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea The abolition of nuclear weapons is a fundamental human right in a democratic world. The Medical Action Group (MAG), a member of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) is deeply concerned over the nuclear…

  • #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…

  • 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…