Amnesty International Philippines produces local publications for its human rights education and campaigning work. All produced materials are uploaded to this page for easy facilitation and distribution to members and supporters. Physical copies of printed resources such as campaigning and...
June 20, 2013
As part of a global movement for human rights, Amnesty International Philippines puts activism of members and supporters at its core. It facilitates activism by members and other individuals and groups to take part in human rights work. Amnesty International Philippines’ activism is geared towards...
June 20, 2013
Research
Upon President Aquino’s inauguration in June 2010, Amnesty International reiterated the call to make human rights a priority for his administration. A year on, President Aquino has not yet been able to curb political killings, enforced disappearances and torture. This briefing revisits the...
June 30, 2011
Research
On 29 July 2009, the 2008-2009 hostilities, which displaced more than 750,000 persons in total and led to numerous human rights abuses, officially ended with an agreement to resume peace negotiations. This report focuses on the situation of internally displaced persons and human rights abuses and...
August 25, 2009
Research
Fighting escalated in the Mindanao region of southern Philippines on 4 August 2008, when the Philippines Supreme Court delayed formally signing the “Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain”. This report shows the human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law...
October 29, 2008
News
The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty falls on the 6th day of the 60day countdown to the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Amnesty International paved the way again for the commemoration of this day through another Riders With A Cause: Small Places...
October 17, 2008
News
Amnesty International Directors from 14 countries (USA, Japan, Germany, EU, France, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, Portugal, Austria, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Philippines and Netherlands), through an Open letter, urged President Gloria Arroyo to take immediate action to break the chain of impunity on...
August 29, 2008
News
“Olympism stands for the preservation of human dignity, as stated in the Olympics Charter. Thus Olympism also means respect for human rights. It does not only mean excellence in sports.” said Dr. Aurora Corazon Parong, Amnesty International Philippines Section Director, in her welcoming remarks to...
August 3, 2008
News
Human rights in China continue to deteriorate despite promises for improvement of China’s human rights record before the Beijing Olympics this August 2008. “Ten days before the start of the Beijing Olympics, Amnesty International is releasing a report clearly showing many broken human rights...
July 29, 2008
News
Amnesty International Philippines today sends petitions with 20,000 signatures to the Chinese government, as contribution to the millions of signatures that the Amnesty movement has collected over the year, to call for the Chinese authorities to grasp this unique opportunity to do something to...
July 14, 2008
News
Press Statement Torture is abhorrent. Torture is illegal. Yet torture is inflicted on men, women and children in the Philippines and well over half the countries around the world. Despite the universal condemnation of torture, it is still being used openly and secretly using...
June 26, 2008
News
(Cagayan De Oro) During the 1990s a series of formal and informal negotiations between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front (NDF) led to agreements on the principles and framework for advancing a peace process. In an important step forward in...
June 16, 2008