The institution also works on issues that have blatant and direct impact on civil and political, economic, social and cultural rights. These include: Terrorism, Extrajudicial Killings, Globalization, Development Aggression and Terrorism, among others. PhilRights contributes to the debate and discussion on these issues through education and information as well as research work. Studies and analyses are published in the institution’s regular publications (HR Forum and In Focus) as well as in Occasional Papers.
it’s hard to find a list of violations or cases against Civil and Poltical rights seperately…
can someone post the specific violations of the Civil and Political Rights separately.. asap.. for our report on Philippine Constitution.
Francis, the Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) monitors cases of civil and political rights violations. A visit to TFD’s website (www.tfdp.net) might help. Or you could send an email (tfdp1974@yahoo.com), or call up TFDP’s office (437-8054).
And of course, there’s the Philippine Commission on Human Rights (http://www.chr.gov.ph/).
Good luck with your report.
i am currently working on a paper on the right to be free of political prisoners in the Philippines as part of the requirements in my graduate program. would anybody know or be familiar with existing laws (any legal instrument) and structures which are in place to facilitate the rlease of these political prisoners? i also need additional resources and literatures on the subject. thanks
Anna, the Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) has been assisting the political detainees since 1974. The TFDP can help you familiarize with the issues, laws and structures regarding political detainees. You can visit their website at http://www.tfdp.net/ or send an email to tfdp1974@yahoo.com. Good luck with your paper and thank you for visiting the PhilRights website.