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Assistent for Public Relations
We are looking for a student freelancer to support our public relations work starting October 1st, 2020. Period: October 1st, 2020 until December 31st, 2020 (with prospect of extension) Your tasks: Media observation in the context of the human rights situation in the...
Her voice carries on. On the murder of Zara Alvarez
Press Release, Cologne, August 26, 2020 Philippine human rights activist Zara Alvarez is dead - murdered on August 17, 2020 in Bacolod City (Philippines). Organizations from Europe condemn the act and give their voice to her cause. We are sad, stunned and above all...
Murder of Zara Alvarez
The Philippine human rights defender, teacher and single mother of a minor daughter, Zara Alvarez, was killed by unidentified perpetrators near her apartment in Bacolod City, Negros Island (Philippines) on August 17, 2020. The members of the Aktionsbündnis...
Statement on the severe restrictions of human rights during the corona-crisis in the Philippines
The Aktionsbündnis Menschenrechte – Philippinen (AMP) expresses its deep concerns about severe restrictions of human rights in the Philippines, imposed in the context of the coronavirus pandemic and calls on the Philippine government and the European Union to take...
AMP Overview: OHCHR report on human rights situation in the Philippines
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Michelle Bachelet, published the report on the situation of human rights in the Philippines on June 4, 2020 in accordance with the UN resolution 41/2, adopted by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on July...
New Project Coordinator
Starting January 2020, Christina Keppel will coordinate the Action Network Human Rights Philippines located in the Asienhaus e.V. in Cologne, Germany. She is looking forward to the Philippine-related human rights work, interesting partners in the Philippines as well...
We moved! New office in Cologne!
The Action Network Human Rights - Philippines successfully moved to its new location in Cologne. As of now you will find us at the following address: Action Network Human Rights - Philippines c/o philippinenbüro e.V. Asienhaus Hohenzollernring 52 50672 Cologne Germany...
Side Event and Lobby Talks during the 19th Session of the UN Human Rights Counc
Place: Geneva Date: 5-7 March 2012 On 06 March 2012, the Action Network Human Rights-Philippines (AMP) organized a side event during the 19th session of the UN Human Rights Council entitled "Human Rights Defenders Against Impunity in the Philippines". The event, which...
Mervin Toquero visits Berlin
From October 8-10, the Aktionsbündnis accompanied Mervin Toquero, responsible for human rights at the National Council of Churches in the Philippines, on his visit to Berlin. During meetings with the German Foreign Office, protestant church leaders, and Parlamentarian...
German Human Rights Advocacy Network demands stop of politically motivated killings in the Philippines
146 unresolved politically motivated killings of Philippine activists is the disillusioning balance of almost two and a half years of the Government of President Aquino. On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day on December 10 the Action Network Human...
PRESS RELEASE for the International Day of the Disappeared on August 30th
Human Rights Network commemorates the large number of disappeared in the Philippines Over 200 people were disappeared in the Phillippines between 2001 and 2010. In the majority of cases, their fates remain unclear to this day. Their families are desperately waiting...
German Advocacy group bewails slow progress in Maguindanao Massacre court case
Two years have passed since at least 57 people were killed in broad daylight in the southern Philippines, partly chopped up and buried in a mass grave which was digged beforehand for this purpose only. Among the victims were many lawyers and journalists who...
Philippine Human Rights Defender in Danger
Human Rights Group asks German Parliamentarians to speak up for the safety of Cocoy Tulawie The German-based Action Network Human Rights –Philippines (AMP) commemorates the first anniversary of the arrest of Human Rights Defender Cocoy Tulawie by asking...
Conference “Human Rights in the Philippines.Trends and Challenges under the Aquino Government”
Place:Akademie der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Berlin Date: 29-30 June 2011 On 29 and 30 June 2011 the Action Network Human Rights-Philippines in cooperation with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, hosted the conference "Human Rights in the Philippines. Trends and...
Conference “Political Killings and the Rule of Law
Place: Katholische Akademie, Berlin Date: 8-9 May 2008 From 8-9 May 2008, more than sixty representatives from civil society organisations, governments, churches and other interested people took part in our conference "Political Killings and the Rule of Law - the...
Arrest of Ex-General Palparan important first step in fight against impunity in the Philippines
After nearly three years on the run, the Federal Police arrested the retired General Jovito Palparan in Manila. He was wanted in connection with the disappearance of the university students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño. They were abducted in 2006 by soldiers under...
Visit to the Philippines
From 11 to 20 March 2009, a delegation of the Action Network Human Rights - Philippines (AMP) went on a human rights mission to the Philippines, which examined the implementation of recommendations of various international reports on politically motivated killings...
AMP sends letters to President Aquino condemning recent political killings
The Action Network Human Rights-Philippines (AMP)sent two letters of appeal to President Aquino during the last months. 4 tragical political killings shocked the national and international community. Killed were family members of prominent indigenous anti mining...
Action Network Human Rights-Philippines launches conference volume on International Human Rights Da
On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day at December 10, the German Action Network Human Rights-Philippines releases the conference reader of its second human rights conference, which took place from June 29 to June 30 in Berlin. The Conference with the...
Action Network commemorates the victims of the Maguindanao Massacre
58 people were brutally killed on November 23, 2009 in the southern part of the Philippines. Among the victims were 34 journalists. “The massacre made the Philippines the most dangerous country for journalists worldwide” says Maike Grabowski, coordinator of the Action...