Danilo Reyes, Programme Assistant, Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong The public prosecutor in the Philippines is actively involved in the investigation of crimes and can commence an investigation upon […]
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Tortured justice in the Philippines
Bruce Van Voorhis, Communications Officer, Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong The international community and citizens of the Philippines have rightly condemned the hundreds of extrajudicial killings and disappearances that […]
Elections no cure for corruption
Pepe Panglao, Journalist, Manila, Philippines Many in the Philippines hope that through elections they can get rid of corrupt and abusive officials and in so doing bring about a brighter […]
The criminal justice system of the Philippines is rotten
Philippines desk, Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong Why do victims and witnesses do not come forward to file charges or support cases in court after shootings, assaults and other […]
Rotten to the core: Unaddressed killings, disappearances & torture in the Philippines
Glossary AHRC Asian Human Rights Commission Barangay Village Cafgu Citizen’s Armed Forces Geographical Unit (militia) IB Infantry Battalion (Philippine Army) ID Infantry Division (Philippine Army) IFI Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Philippine […]
Introduction: The criminal justice system of the Philippines is rotten
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 […]
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 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. […]
Extrajudicial killings & human rights abuses in the Philippines
Hong Kong Mission for Human Rights & Peace in the Philippines Following reports of widespread and continuing killings of persons in the Philippines, concerns have been growing around the world, […]