Resources

  • PACT

    In 1986, MAG has established the Philippine Action Concerning Torture (PACT) to extend medical and psychological services especially to torture survivors.

  • Joint Training of Prosecutors and Investigators

    With torture as the focal issue, MAG has conducted a training series to reinforce cooperation and cooperation among the prosecutors and law enforcement officers. This has been conducted in six (6) strategic sites in the country and participated by over 200 people from the target groups.

  • Forensic Evidence Against Torture (FEAT) Publication by the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT)

    MAG shares some of the challenges on torture documentation in the Philippines, as published in the Forensic Evidence Against Torture (FEAT) Publication of the IRCT.

  • Forensic Evidence Against Torture (FEAT) Conference

    MAG highlights the link of poverty and torture as published on an article on the final Forensic Evidence Against Torture (FEAT) Conference in Washington, D.C. last February 2012.

  • Full text of ASEAN Human Rights Declaration

    WE, the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (hereinafter referred to as “ASEAN”), namely Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore, the…

  • 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

  • The importance of the OPCAT and the role of doctors and other health professionals in preventative visits

    The Medical Action Group (MAG) is a health and human rights organizations which envisions a society where fundamental human rights are upheld at protected at all times in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). MAG is a member of the United Against Torture Coalition (UATC)-Philippines. The right to reparation for victims of a wrongful act…

  • Rights group: RP ‘nothing’ to report on prevention of torture

    A human rights group said the Philippine government might be able to submit to a United Nations body a “near-empty” report card on the progress of its compliance with an agreement against torture and other inhuman acts. “We have seen that not much progress can be reported with regards to the compliance of the Philippine government…

  • Compendium of Health Laws And Commentaries

    A 2005 Compendium of Health Laws and Commentaries on the existence of measures (through health policies and programs) that respect, protect, and uphold the right to health of all Filipinos.

  • An exploratory study on the state of patients rights among urban poor residents in Metro Manila

    The promotion of patients’ rights has been a growing concern of international organizations like the World Health Organization (WHO), the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), and local non-government and people’s organizations in the Philippines. This concern has been triggered by two things: the paradigmatic shift in viewing health as a human right and…