International: UPR

PH UPR Watch to UN Human Rights Council: Investigate human rights situation in PH

Broadcast commentator Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa was brutally and brazenly murder last Monday, October 4, 2022. He is the second journalist to have been murdered under the Marcos Jr. administration. Only last September 18, broadcaster Rey Blanco was knifed to death in Negros. Their deaths—the 197th and 196th case of media killings since the supposed …

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Karapatan Submissions in the UN Universal Periodic Review Process

The UPR is a state-driven mechanism, which involves the review of the human rights records of all UN Member States under the auspices of the Human Rights Council. It serves as a venue for each State to declare what actions they have taken to fulfill their human rights obligations.

Republic of the Philippines Joint Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review 27th Session of the UPR Working Group

Republic of the Philippines Joint Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review 27th Session of the UPR Working Group  Submitted on 22 September 2016 Submission by CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, NGO in General Consultative Status with ECOSOC and Karapatan – Alliance for the Advancement of People’s Rights   "1.5 CIVICUS and Karapatan are deeply …

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