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Amnesty International Philippines (AIPh) is a human rights organization in the Philippines, Manila. [1] It's an independent organization with the famous parent organization Amnesty International (AI). [2] Among its goals are networking, strengthening the local human rights movement, and lobbying.
Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. The organization says it has more than ten million members and supporters around the world. [ 1 ]
Amnesty International Philippines; Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances; Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development; B. Bangsamoro Human Rights ...
Amnesty International called particular attention to the case of Pastor Romeo O. Buenavidez, a United Church of Christ of the Philippines (UCCP) minister, who was beaten up in various safehouses in August 1981 and then brought to Camp Evangelista where he was forced to sign a waiver indicating he had been "well treated" during his "questioning."
Amnesty International's first report about the Philippines in December 1975 revealed the “systematic and severe torture” handled by the Fifth Constabulary Security Unit (5CSU). [5] [7] Amnesty International found convincing evidence of widespread torture among prisoners, enabled by Marcos's suspension of the writ of habeas corpus and the ...
However, the reports of Amnesty International, Task Force Detainees of the Philippines, the World Council of Churches, etc, all assert the fact that the torture happened as a policy of state, meant to stifle opposition, demonstrate the power of the ruling regime, and terrify the population into inaction.
Garcia served as researcher at the international secretariat of Amnesty International and is a member of the board of trustees of its local chapter. [3] He also served as peace envoy and policy adviser at International Alert, a non-governmental peace-building organization working in Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Europe.
Court of Appeals of the Philippines: Subsequent actions: Lobbied by Fair Trials International to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, European Union, Amnesty International and Spanish Government. Respondent Larrañaga was transferred to Spain to observe his prison term, by virtue of Treaty on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons: Related ...