![[From the web] ASIA: Violations of freedom of expression and extra-judicial killings denounced in Thailand, Pakistan, Indonesia and the Philippines -AHRC](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/ahrc.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[From the web] ASIA: Violations of freedom of expression and extra-judicial killings denounced in Thailand, Pakistan, Indonesia and the Philippines -AHRC")
ASIA: Violations of freedom of expression and extra-judicial killings denounced in Thailand, Pakistan, Indonesia and the Philippines HRC section: Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteurs on freedom of expression and extra-judicial killings speaker: Ms. Tyrell Haberkorn An Oral Statement to the 20th Session of the UN Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal … Continue reading »
![[From the web] Bishop: Mining EO needs careful study -NASSA.org.ph](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/cbcp-nassa.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[From the web] Bishop: Mining EO needs careful study -NASSA.org.ph")
Bishop: Mining EO needs careful study MANILA, June 27, 2012— A Catholic bishop appealed to President Benigno Aquino III to be considerate with the people opposing mining in their areas, saying that they are the ones who will suffer most of the consequence of mining. Digos Bishop Guillermo Afable urged Aquino to study carefully before … Continue reading »
![[Press Release] Workers picket CB in protest of $1B loan to IMF-PALEA](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/palea-logo.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Press Release] Workers picket CB in protest of $1B loan to IMF-PALEA"){kind=logo}
Workers picket CB in protest of $1B loan to IMF Members of the Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (PALEA) and the Partido ng Manggagawa (PM) picketed this morning the Central Bank headquarters and office of the Department of Finance at Roxas Boulevard in Manila in a protest against the controversial $1 billion loan to the International … Continue reading »
![[Statement] June 26 AMSA-Philippines Solidarity Statement for the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/amsa.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Statement] June 26 AMSA-Philippines Solidarity Statement for the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture")
June 26 AMSA-Philippines Solidarity Statement for the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture June 26, 2012 June 26 AMSA-Philippines Solidarity Statement for the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture This day, as the world remembers and honors those who have fallen and survived the menace of torture and ill humane treatment, … Continue reading »
![[Press Release] Filipinos can operate school on Pag-asa Island – Akbayan](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/akbayan_logo.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Press Release] Filipinos can operate school on Pag-asa Island – Akbayan"){kind=logo}
Filipinos can operate school on Pag-asa Island – Akbayan June 27, 2012 Akbayan Rep. Walden Bello enjoins public to defend sovereignty and right to education in Pag-asa Island “We have the right to open a school in Pag-asa Island.” This was the statement of Akbayan Party in reaction to the remarks made by Chinese Foreign … Continue reading »
![[Statement] IRCT Statement for a global reading on the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, 26 June 2012](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/irct_logo_209.jpg?w=160&h=105&crop=1 "[Statement] IRCT Statement for a global reading on the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, 26 June 2012"){kind=logo}
STATEMENTS & DECLARATIONS IRCT Statement for a global reading on the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, 26 June 2012 June 26, 2012 Today marks the UN International Day in Support of the Victims of Torture. It provides us with an opportunity to honour the victims and survivors of torture, … Continue reading »
![[Event] RTD – lobbying on pending recommendations on the UPR and Discussion on the tripartite monitoring of implementation of UPR RECOMMENDATIONS](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/chrp-logo-copy1.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Event] RTD – lobbying on pending recommendations on the UPR and Discussion on the tripartite monitoring of implementation of UPR RECOMMENDATIONS"){kind=logo}
RTD – LOBBYING ON PENDING RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE UPR and DISCUSSION ON THE TRIPARTITE MONITORING OF IMPLEMENTATION OF UPR RECOMMENDATIONS JULY 11, 2012 9:30 – 2:30 pm Multi-Purpose Hall, Commission on Human RIghts Please be ready with lobbying papers on your particular concerns. will appreciate confirmation of attendance addressed to : Dir. Karen Dumpit : … Continue reading »
![[Press Release] Farmers, fisherfolks file petition for Envi Protection Order against mining in MacArthur Leyte -ATM](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/atm-logo1.png?w=160&h=93&crop=1 "[Press Release] Farmers, fisherfolks file petition for Envi Protection Order against mining in MacArthur Leyte -ATM"){kind=logo}
Farmers, fisherfolks file petition for Envi Protection Order against mining in MacArthur Leyte Said ‘water is life, and must be saved at all costs’ MacArthur, Leyte—Farmers and fisher folks in Leyte went to court and filed an application for Temporary Environmental Protection Order (EPO) to stop mining operation of Nicua Corporation inprime agricultural lands of … Continue reading »
![[Statement] Human Rights Community Commemorates International Day Against Torture by free zone -HRD-Pilipinas](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/hrd-logo-sample-colored5-small.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Statement] Human Rights Community Commemorates International Day Against Torture by free zone -HRD-Pilipinas"){kind=logo}
Human Rights Community Commemorates International Day Against Torture by free zone 26 June 2012 In 1997, the United Nations General Assembly decided to mark this historic date and designated 26 June each year as International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. On this significant day, the Human Rights Defenders-Pilipinas together with the human rights … Continue reading »
![[Press Release] Rights Groups run to challenge Security Sector: Declare in words and deeds torture free detention centers](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/uatc-logo1.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Press Release] Rights Groups run to challenge Security Sector: Declare in words and deeds torture free detention centers"){kind=logo}
Rights Groups run to challenge Security Sector: Declare in words and deeds torture free detention centers More than 600 people participate in the annual Basta Run Against Torture in time for the U.N. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture today, June 26, 2012. Now in its 6th year, anti-torture advocates challenged the security … Continue reading »
Civil society organisations meet ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights on the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration, call for universal standards to be upheld (Kuala Lumpur, 22 June 2012): Representatives of Civil society organisations (CSOs) have today met the AICHR for the first time for a consultation on the drafting of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration. … Continue reading »
![[Event] Basta Run Against Torture! -UATC](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/poster-teaser2-copy.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Event] Basta Run Against Torture! -UATC")
WHAT: Basta Run Against Torture (BRAT 6) WHEN: June 26, 2012 (Tuesday) Assembly: 5:00 a.m. Run Starts at 5:30 a.m. WHERE: Assembly @ DILG Stops 1. Quezon City Jail 2. Camp Crame 3. Camp Aguinaldo WHO: Members of the United Against Torture Coalition (UATC), CHRP, PHRC, PNP-HRO, AFP-HRAO, BJMP and many more Human Rights Online … Continue reading »
![[From the web] Rehabilitation centers help victims become survivors: Germán in Mexico City -worldwithouttorture.org](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/facebook-banner.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[From the web] Rehabilitation centers help victims become survivors: Germán in Mexico City -worldwithouttorture.org")
Rehabilitation centers help victims become survivors: Germán in Mexico City Editor’s Note: Rehabilitation works and is a torture survivor’s right: this is the theme of this year’s 26 June campaign for the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. During the next two weeks, we shall be posting testimonies, stories and experiences from … Continue reading »
![[People] A Sustainable Life of Dignity, Rio+20 by Fr. Shay Cullen](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/325-fr-shay-cullen.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[People] A Sustainable Life of Dignity, Rio+20 by Fr. Shay Cullen")
A Sustainable Life of Dignity, Rio+20 by Fr. Shay Cullen My faith is greatly challenged when I look upon the earth and the ongoing destruction of the beautiful valleys, hills, rivers and forests. Does the Lord of the Universe allow the ravages of mining, river pollution, reckless forest destruction, the depletion of marine life and … Continue reading »
![[Petition] Urgent: Save Rio, Save the Planet -Avaaz.org](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/avaaz.png?w=160&h=115&crop=1 "[Petition] Urgent: Save Rio, Save the Planet -Avaaz.org")
Dear friends, Over a million people have called on world leaders to end fossil fuel subsidies at the Rio Earth Summit, but our leaders have so far failed to deliver. Now, the only chance to save the talks from disaster rests with Brazil’s Dilma — sign this urgent petition calling on her to emerge a … Continue reading »
