Editorial board, article 2 This special report, “The criminal justice system of the Philippines is rotten” (article 2, vol. 5, no. 1, February 2007), is the first published by the […]
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Getting away with murder
Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong With gross violations of human rights continuing unabated and avenues for seeking justice and redress completely lacking, the Philippine government’s institutions are showing little […]
Foreword: The rotten criminal justice system of the Philippines must be cleaned out
Basil Fernando, Executive Director, Asian Human Rights Commission & Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong To the ordinary person in the Philippines, neither the police nor the prosecution and courts […]
Appendix VI: Concluding observations of the UN Human Rights Committee on the Philippines
[CCPR/CO/79/PHL, 1 December 2003, extracts] 1. The Human Rights Committee considered the consolidated second and third periodic reports of the Philippines (CCPR/C/PHL/2002/2) at its 2138th, 2139th and 2140th meetings, held […]
Appendix V: Online petition—Stop the killings!
Dear Secretary of the Department of Justice PHILIPPINES: STOP THE KILLINGS NOW Recent years have seen an extraordinary number of political activists and human rights defenders extra-judicially killed in the […]
Appendix III: Open letters to the Philippine authorities
1. A functioning and effective policing and judicial system is required if extra-judicial killings are to be properly prosecuted and prevented AHRC-OL-002-2006, January 11, 2006 Hon. Raul Gonzalez Secretary Department […]
Appendix IV: Witness Protection, Security & Benefit Act
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6981 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A WITNESS PROTECTION, SECURITY AND BENEFIT PROGRAM AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Sec. 1. Name of Act. — This Act shall be known […]
Appendix II: The Melo Commission Report
INDEPENDENT COMMISSION TO ADDRESS MEDIA AND ACTIVIST KILLINGS Created under Administrative Order No. 157 (s. 2006) R E P O R T (extracts & without citations) INTRODUCTION There is no […]
Appendix I: Statement of UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial killings after visit to the Philippines
Manila, 21 February 2007 I have spent the past ten days in the Philippines at the invitation of the Government in order to inquire into the phenomenon of extrajudicial executions. […]
Urgent Appeals from Manipur
Longjam Surjit: Shot dead looking for a horse 1. VICTIM: Longjam Surjit, 18 INCIDENT: Extrajudicial killing ALLEGED PERPETRATORS: 22 Maratha Light Infantry personnel DATE: 31 August 2006 PLACE: Samurou, Imphal […]