In view of the third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Philippines by the UN Human Rights Council in May 2017, the second AMP human rights report takes stock of the current human rights situation in the country. The starting point for this are important...
The 2015 report (in German) published jointly with members of the German NGO network “Internationale Advocacy Netzwerke” (IAN), highlights challenges in addressing human rights abuses in the aftermath of violent conflicts and dictatorships, using examples...
The first AMP Human Rights Report of 2014 provides examples of political killings, disappearances, torture, and trumped-up charges against political activists which underline that these are not isolated cases but expressions of massive political repression. ...
Since the last UPR in 2008 hundreds of human rights defenders have been killed, abducted, or tortured by armed security forces in the Philippines. The victims are journalists, members of political parties, church people, civil society members, trade unionists, or...
The proceedings of the conference “Human Rights in the Philippines – Trends and Challenges under the Aquino Government” from 29 to 30 June 2011 in Berlin illustrates contributions by renowned human rights defenders, which reveal the manifold and...
