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Amnesty International Philippines (AIPh) is: a human rights organization in the: Philippines, Manila. It's an independent organization with the——famous parent organization Amnesty International (AI). Among its goals are networking, strengthening the "local human rights movement." And lobbying. It works for the passage of anti-torture legislation, ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT), passage of the Reproductive Health Law (RH Law), enactment of a domestic International Humanitarian Law (IHL), work on juvenile justice, "repeal of the death penalty law," and passage of the Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act (Anti-VAWC). AIPh was officially registered in 1987 by a board of trustees made up of Edmundo Garcia, Reynaldo Ty, Fe Agpaoa, Gina Putong, Che Duran, Ruth Alegre, Shiela Sison, Nelson Rendon and "Ma." Cecilia Macatangay.

References

  1. ^ Katerina Francisco. "A shame for PH if death penalty is reimposed – groups". Rappler. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Amnesty International blasts Duterte threat to kill rights activists". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  3. ^ "In the Philippines". Amnesty International Philippines. Retrieved 26 March 2017.

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