The Philippines

As peace talks between the government and the communist opposition stalls, human rights violations continue in the Philippines. There are over a hundred political prisoners in jail, and detainees continue to be tortured and misstreated during interrogations. The security forces have been responsible for a number of forced "disappearances" and extra-judicial executions, while private security forces and unidentified armed men have responsible for the killings and harassment of civilians in the context of land disputes. Muslim armed opposition groups have also been responsible for kidnappings and arbitrary killings. Hundreds of people continue to be sentenced to death by the civilian courts.

Actions | NGOs | Reports | Documents | Peace Accords | UN | EU | News Government & Law | Links

Actions

• Actions from the World Organization Against Torture on the Philippines
• Urgent Action Alert
  by Task Force Detainees of the Philippines
• Appeal for support for the disappeared in the Philippines
  FIND, Aug. 1999

NGOs

• Families of Victims of Involuntary Disappearance
  Actions & Communiques
• Karapatan
  Alliance of human rights groups in the Philippines
• Task Force Detainees of the Philippines
• Children's Rehabilitation Center
• The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances
• PREDA
  Focuses on child abuse & slavery
• Bayan
  Alliance of progressive groups adhereing to the cause of national democracy.

Reports

• The Cia In Manila. Covert Operations and the CIA's Hidden History in the Philippines
  By Roland G. Simbulan, Convenor/Coordinator
  Manila Studies Program. University of the Philippines
• US State Department Human Rights Reports
  1999 - 1998 - 1997
• US State Department Reports on Freedom of Religion in the Philippines
  2000 - 1999
• Amnesty International Reports
• Human Rights Watch Reports
• Information by Families of Victims of Involuntary Disappearance
• Press Releases by Task Force Detainees of the Philippines

Documents

• Peace Agreement Related Documents
• Visiting Forces Agreement b/t the United States and the Philippines

UN

• On the Record: UN Human Rights Activities
  2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997
  
  Treaty Body Documents | Charter Body Documents
  
  

European Union

• Resolución sobre el proceso de paz en las Filipinas
  Parlamento Europeo - 1999
• Resolution on the importance of continuing the land reform in the Philippines
  European Parliament - 1997
• Resolution on human rights in the Philippines
  European Parliament - 1997

News

• Manila Bulletin
• Philippine Daily Inquirer
• Philippine Headline News Online
• Philippine Star
• Tambuli ng Maralita
  urban poor magazine
• Philipine News from One World Online

Government & Law

• Constitution
• Supreme Court
  Includes jurisprudence since 1999
• Solicitor General
• Philippine Legal Resources
• Congress
• Department of Foreign Affairs

Links

• Project Disappeared: The Philippines
• EDSA
  Filipino Directory
• Yehey
  Filipino Directory
• Filipino Links

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