UN Human Rights Committee complaint filed against Corazon de Jesus forced evictions
Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 12 February 2013 Today the residents of Corazon de Jesus, a community in San Juan City, Metro Manila, filed an Individual Complaint before the Human Rights Committee. The Complaint seeks accountability and remedies from the government of …
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Declaration of Unity
Asia Pacific Conference for Human Rights Advocacy in the Philippines University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines (25 November 2012) We, human rights advocates, from different countries of Asia Pacific regions collectively reflected, heard and analyzed the current human right situation and testimonies of …
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Stop the killings of indigenous peoples in the Philippines
Dear friends and advocates! Kalipunan ng mga Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas (KAMP, Alliance of Indigenous Peoples of the Philippines) is the largest indigenous peoples organization in the Philippines. It is in the fore in the defense of ancestral land rights and rights to self-determination of …
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Dutch parliamentarians receive Willem Geertman petition
Nederlands-Filippijns Solidariteitsbeweging (Dutch-Filipino Solidarity Movement) The petition on “the call for independent investigation of and justice for the murder of Willem Geertman” was presented on 06 November 2012 to the Permanent Commission for Foreign Affairs of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament. The petition …
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Rights lawyers of disappeared welcome bill with guarded optimism
PRESS STATEMENT, 19 October 2012 Rights lawyers of disappeared welcome bill with guarded optimism; challenges President Aquino to go after violators regardless of rank or position The Desaparecidos Bill represents a positive step forward for the victims of enforced disappearances. However, while this law is …
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