Preserve the right to life and do not bring back the use of the death penalty as proposed in the death penalty bill
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Accept without prior condition the request for a visit by the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and cooperate with her fully
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ensure the precedence of provisions of international human rights treaties over national laws in cases of conflict
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Enact laws to establish a national preventive mechanism in accordance with the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Expedite the process to put in place a human rights action plan
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Maintain the abolition of death penalty in line with its obligations under the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Refrain from introducing the death penalty in the national legal system, also in respect of international obligations
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Re-examine the Mining Act of 1995 with a view to reinforcing its environmental provisions and sustainable development practices, which will help the mining industry to become one of the main contributors to the country’s wealth
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ensure human rights standards are observed in the current government's conduct of its campaigns against illegal drugs
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Adopt comprehensive and human-centred approaches to its anti-illegal drug policy, particularly the provision of appropriate health measures
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Speed up the process for adopting the non-discrimination law
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Bring its methods of combating the use of illegal drugs into line with international standards
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Consider establishing or strengthening a national mechanism responsible for coordination, implementation, reporting and follow-up, in line with the critical elements (best practices) of the OHCHR global study and guide concerning national mechanisms for reporting and follow-up
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ensure that laws, policies and programmes aimed at protecting the human rights of women, elderly persons, persons with disabilities and indigenous peoples are effectively implemented
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ensure that laws, policies and programmes to protect the rights of women, the elderly, persons with disabilities and indigenous people are effectively implemented
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue its support for the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Allow access to the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and remove conditions on her proposed visit that could compromise her impartiality
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Address the root cause of illegal drugs through development
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ratify and adapt its national legislation to the Arms Trade Treaty
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Extend a standing invitation to all special procedure mandate holders
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Strengthen international cooperation to combat illegal drugs and human trafficking
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ensure that Executive Order No. 12 pertaining to the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act is fully implemented in order to meet the needs for modern family planning and to secure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue efforts in social and health insurance to the benefit of children with disabilities
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ensure that the Philippine Development Plan for 2017-2022, the Conditional Cash Transfer Programme and the Sustainable Livelihood Programme continue to be adequately financed and are more targeted in their delivery, so that assistance can reach those most in need across the country
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Accelerate the drafting of the national human rights action plan for the next five years and start implementing it
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Work towards the economic empowerment of women and their enhanced presence in decision-making positions
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Accede to and fully implement the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and ensure that all otherwise stateless persons in the country have access to a procedure that will facilitate the acquisition of a nationality
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Make further efforts to protect children against all risks of sexual or economic exploitation
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Provide sufficient resources for poverty alleviation programmes
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Take urgent measures to modify legislation stipulating the precedence of the husband’s decisions over the wife's decisions with respect to common property, the exercise of parental authority and the custody of children
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Strengthen labour and economic policies in favour of persons with disabilities
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ensure that domestic legislation conforms with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and other human rights instruments, fully align its national legislation with the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Take necessary measures to preserve the ancestral lands of indigenous peoples
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Take measures in order to fully guarantee the rights of children, in particular with reference to the treatment of juveniles in the judicial system, and to prevent and combat the involvement of children in armed conflicts, their trafficking and their exploitation in the prostitution and pornography industry
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue its efforts to combat trafficking in persons, including by strengthening the legal framework and ensuring the safety and welfare of victims of trafficking
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue its fight against poverty with a focus on upholding respect and observance for human rights
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Guarantee medical care for persons suffering from drug addiction
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Take immediate steps to permit abortion in cases where a woman's or a girl's life or physical or mental health is in danger, where the pregnancy is a result of rape or incest and in cases of fetal impairment, with a view to decriminalizing abortion in the near future
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Employ methods that adjust to international norms, including human rights norms, to combat the consumption of illegal drugs
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ensure adequate resources for poverty alleviation programmes, in line with the commitment to ensure inclusive growth
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue to intensify efforts to further increase the enrolment of children in schools
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Take further steps to eliminate abuses of the rights of the child
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue to strengthen the national framework for the protection of children's rights
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Carry on efforts to protect children, especially children of indigenous populations
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Amend the age of sexual consent from 12 to 16 years
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Carry out further efforts to combat human trafficking
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Sustain and promote the family, based on marriage between a man and a woman, as the natural and fundamental unit of society
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue to engage bilateral, regional and multilateral partners to better protect the rights and welfare of migrants and members of their families
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue its work to strengthen its policies to further promote gender equality and eliminate discrimination and violence against women
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue efforts to combat terrorism, the drug trade and drug use, within the framework of the Constitution, the law and international human rights standards
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue its efforts to address the problem of unemployment and improve competitiveness in human resources through the effective implementation of the current strategy for 2016-2020
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Redouble efforts to put in place an environmental regulatory policy to ensure the implementation of this development of plan
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Remain focused on combating poverty, particularly in areas where poverty is most prevalent and widespread
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Strengthen the fight against human trafficking in all forms, including by strengthening inter-agency coordination to combat cybersex in the community and by securing cooperation from the private sector to prevent and respond to child online abuse
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue to make concerted efforts to protect the rights of overseas migrant workers
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Strengthen the domestic legal framework on job protection
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue its efforts to promote the rights of people with disabilities and ensure that persons with disabilities have equal access to all public facilities and services
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ensure that all legislative amendments affecting children's rights take into account the superior interest of the child in accordance with international standards
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue to combat poverty and malnutrition, especially among children
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ensure full and equal access to modern contraceptives, including in rural and indigenous communities
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Guarantee that all the Government's methods of combating the use of illegal drugs are brought into line with international standards
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Further strengthen the community-based rehabilitation programme for drug addicts, inpatients and outpatients for their integration into society
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Adhere to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Take the necessary measures to combat drug trafficking while ensuring that the methods used are in conformity with international standards
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Develop a permanent resettlement approach for internally displaced persons
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ratify the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention of the International Labour Organization and build criminal justice capabilities to increase the investigation, prosecution and conviction of perpetrators of modern slavery
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue to pursue efforts to eradicate poverty and discrimination against women
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Carry on the efforts to combat all forms of discrimination and violence against women
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue its efforts to improve education in the country, to enhance the number of girls enrolled in pre-primary and primary education and to ensure a compulsory and free education
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue to allocate the highest budgetary priority to public education
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Take prompt actions to protect children against sex abuse and exploitation
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue to enhance laws and policies of access to education for the most disadvantaged learners, as done through the Alternative Learning System
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue to do all that is necessary to end statelessness, especially for those living in areas that have experienced armed conflict before peace
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue working on measures to enable women to have effective access to the justice system
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Improve the practical application and the incorporation of an inclusive approach to the rights of persons with disabilities in the adoption of the legislative measures to guarantee, in particular, equal access to public services
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Approve the legal provisions that would make it possible to derogate the articles of the Family Code stipulating the predominance of the husband's decision over that of the wife with regard to common property and the exercise of paternal rights and the custody of children
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Intensify efforts to eradicate all forms of violence against children
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue to prioritize the budget for public education
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ensure adequate resources for poverty alleviation programmes, in line with the commitments to pursue an inclusive growth
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue its efforts to protect its people from the threat of drugs while upholding human rights values
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Take the necessary legislative and other measures to prevent children from being engaged in child labour
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Increase efforts to combat child labour, which is very often combined with hazardous or dangerous conditions of work
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Cease all steps to reintroduce the death penalty, which would be contrary to its obligations under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, urgently accept a visit from the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, without preconditions or limitations, fully investigate and prosecute all cases of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances, take immediate steps to combat torture in the criminal justice system, including torture in police stations to extract confessions, and fully respect international human rights law in its efforts to combat the trade in and use of illegal drugs
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ensure that all counter-narcotics operations are conducted in conformity with constitutional protections and international human rights obligations
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Promptly ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169), of the International Labour Organization
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Develop a legal framework to explicitly address contemporary methods of trafficking
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Make an effort to implement all the accepted recommendations
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Abandon the plan to reintroduce the death penalty, which would be against the international commitments of the country
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Strengthen measures aimed at protecting children against violence and all kinds of sexual exploitation
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ensure that victims of grave violations receive timely, effective and appropriate services through the monitoring, reporting and response system for children affected by conflict
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue the promotion and protection of the rights of migrant workers at all levels, in particular through the agenda on migrants’ health
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Promote legislation conforming fully to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Respect its obligations under international law as a State party to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Enhance its engagement with its partners to better protect the rights and welfare of migrant workers and members of their families
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Examine the 2011-2028 national plan for climate change with a view to addressing the challenges in its implementation in consultation with all stakeholders
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue to undertake efforts to implement the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Respect the right to life and maintain the abolition of the death penalty
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Reconsider any attempt to reimpose capital punishment, with the aim of not reintroducing the death penalty
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ensure adequate resources for poverty alleviation programmes, in line with the commitments to pursue inclusive economic development
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Given the positive strides made in public education, continue to ensure access to quality education to vulnerable and marginalized groups
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ratify and implement without delay the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ensure effective implementation and monitoring of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act, in line with international obligations regarding sexual and reproductive health and rights, by increasing access to modern contraceptives
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Abide by its obligations under the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Uphold the human rights mechanisms and the special procedures
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue the formulation and implementation of the national human rights action plan
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Consider acceding to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, recognizing the competence of its Committee
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Respect its obligations under the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and refrain from the plans to reimpose the death penalty
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ratify all conventions to which the country is not yet a party
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Strengthen efforts in the field of equitable justice through the Philippine development plan
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Pursue steps made with the aim of addressing the effects of climate change on the population
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Extend an invitation to the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions for an official visit in line with United Nations terms of reference without any further delay
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Stop the implementation of counter-insurgency programmes that target human rights defenders and civilians
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ensure the incorporation of the principles and norms of the international human rights law, especially of those treaties to which the Philippines is party, into its national legislation
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Expedite the establishment of an effective national preventive mechanism, as required under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Strengthen cooperation with national and international human rights institutions in order to implement the national human rights action plan
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue to allocate budgetary priority to public education
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue its efforts to implement the Paris Agreement on climate change, including through multilateral cooperation
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Publicize and implement the national human rights action plan
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ensure that the fight against crime strictly respects international standards
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Promulgate as soon as possible a law to establish an effective national preventive mechanism against torture
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Abstain from reintroducing of the death penalty
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Establish and ensure the proper functioning of a national preventive mechanism
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Consider not reinstating the death penalty, as per the bill introduced before the Seventeenth Congress
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Refrain from reintroducing the death penalty, in accordance with its international obligations, in particular those under the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aimed at the abolition of the death penalty
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Develop its third human rights action plan to guide its policy direction and ensure the implementation of programmes for an even more robust promotion and protection of human rights
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Bring into line with international best practices the methods of combating the use of illegal drugs in the Philippines, namely in terms of prevention and alternative sanctions
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Enact effective legislation aligned with international standards to combat the use of illegal drugs
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Cooperate with special procedures by extending a standing invitation to them
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Uphold its international obligations and not reinstate the capital punishment
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Complete and implement effectively the national human rights action plan
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Respect its obligations under international law and refrain from reintroducing capital punishment
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Eliminate discriminatory stereotypes based on gender
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue the implementation of the provisions of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and abandon plans to restore the death penalty as a legal punishment
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Strengthen the implementation of the measures set out in the five-year plan of action for elderly people
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ratify the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue its different reforms for the well-being and the full enjoyment of human rights by its population
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Permit the requested visit by the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue efforts to combat drugs and crime within a framework of the protection of and respect for human rights
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Fulfil the obligations assumed as a State party to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aimed at the abolition of the death penalty, and oppose any attempt to reinstate capital punishment
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue its work to improve its potential in the human rights field, particularly by strengthening national human rights institutions and completing the process for the elaboration of the Philippine human rights action plan
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Make public the findings and implement the recommendations of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment arising from its visit to the country in 2015
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue efforts to ensure protection of human rights for inclusive development and to reduce the level of poverty, particularly in rural areas and among the vulnerable strata of the population
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Strengthen the campaign against illegal drugs
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue the holistic approach of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs focusing on law enforcement operations, as well as on the rehabilitation and reintegration of drug users
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ensure human rights training for State security forces in order to enhance their capacity to protect human rights
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ensure conformity of national legislation with the international legal instruments on human rights, in particular the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue to realign its national procedures to combat drug trafficking with international standards
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Maintain its binding commitment to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, thereby repealing legal propositions aiming at restoring the death penalty
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Consolidate its recent progress through implementation of comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation covering sex and sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex status
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Deepen its engagement and collaboration with communities in the implementation of development projects and social policies which will ensure better buy-in and social outcomes for the affected communities
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue to uphold the implementation commitments as a State party to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue implementation of its 10-point socioeconomic agenda and create skills-enhancement programmes on the basis of the human resources road map for 2016-2022
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Adopt a comprehensive law against discrimination that is coherent with its social inclusion programmes
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Provide adequate resourcing to the Commission on Human Rights and allow it to investigate alleged extrajudicial killings
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Respond positively and unconditionally to the request of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions to visit the country
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Maintain the protection of the right to life from conception to natural death
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Appropriately investigate deaths which have occurred in the course of police operations associated with the war on drugs
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Take steps to put an end to extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances, illegal arrests and acts of torture perpetrated by the police corps, and private security or paramilitary groups, and to investigate actions of the police dismantling all groups created in the margin of law
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Condemn and put an end to unresolved homicides and enforced disappearances
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Integrate indigenous and Muslim women in all realms of political and public life
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Take all necessary measures to prevent extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances and carry out impartial investigations to hold perpetrators accountable
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Implement effectively the law against torture, in particular in sentences for cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment inflicted to drug traffickers
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Take all necessary steps to ensure prompt, impartial and transparent investigations into alleged unlawful killings and other abuses during anti-drug operations
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Strengthen the legal context, the institutions and the resources of the judicial system to guarantee an independent judiciary
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Prosecute persons implicated in such unlawful killings, including government officials and their affiliates
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Redouble efforts to protect freedom of opinion and belief and to promote media freedom and the rights of journalists
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Publicly denounce extrajudicial killings and other abuses in the anti-drug campaign
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Adopt measures to prevent, eliminate and end impunity for all forms of sexual violence, including by improving the investigation and prosecution of sexual offenders and ensuring that penalties are applied consistently
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Eliminate the obstacles that hinder the effective implementation of the Anti-Torture Act and fully comply with articles 18 and 19 of the Act, which foresee compensation and rehabilitation of victims
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Protect more effectively human rights defenders and journalists, especially through cooperation with civil society
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Take all necessary measures to provide adequate protection to journalists and human rights defenders, in particular regarding enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Investigate thoroughly all deaths, both those involving State security forces allegedly killing suspects in self-defence and those perpetrated by unknown assassins
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Promote a safe, enabling environment for the work of human rights defenders through the adoption of a charter for the protection and recognition of human rights defenders
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Guarantee the protection of all people against enforced disappearances and guarantee the rights of persons with disabilities
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Immediately end extrajudicial executions and carry out an independent and impartial investigation into all enforced disappearances and extrajudicial executions in order to bring the authors of these crimes to justice
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ensure that all pretrial detainees are brought before a judge without delay and expedite the cases of persons held under the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Abandon the plan to reduce the age of penal responsibility, as it will lead to prosecuting children like adults prior to giving them the means to become responsible citizens
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Further strengthen measures to fully eliminate torture and all forms of ill-treatment at every level, including by establishing a national preventive mechanism
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Strengthen the independence of the judiciary and the capacity of the judicial system
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Guarantee the rights of children in the context of criminal accountability and create the best alternative for improving the current system of youth accountability, in compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Thoroughly investigate alleged extrajudicial killings and ensure accountability
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Strengthen preventive cross-border anti-trafficking strategies and their implementation
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Take steps to create and maintain in law and in practice a safe and enabling environment for civil society and human rights defenders, including by acknowledging publicly their important and legitimate role in the promotion of human rights, democracy and the rule of law, by simplifying the process for forming associations and by applying the good practices set out in Human Rights Council resolution 32/31, and to request and accept technical assistance, including from OHCHR, to fulfil these commitments
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Increase efforts aimed at combating trafficking in persons and all forms of exploitation of children by, inter alia, taking the necessary measures to prevent impunity for perpetrators
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue to step up efforts in the area of combating trafficking in human beings, especially women and children
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
End impunity and hold the perpetrators of enforced disappearance, extrajudicial killings and torture to account and facilitate access to justice for the victims of such violations
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Do not reintroduce the death penalty, consistent with the Philippines obligations as a State party to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Protect and guarantee the right to life and to a fair trial also in the context of the campaign against drug trafficking, and take all necessary steps to guarantee a proportionate use of force by the security forces
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Reform the judicial system to provide rehabilitation to youth offenders and implement the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue efforts to combat human trafficking and rehabilitate its victims
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Take concrete measures to stop extrajudicial killings and invite the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions to visit the country without conditions
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Take all necessary measures to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment in detention facilities, including through the provision of legal safeguards for detainees and ensure effective investigations into allegations of torture, as well as the prosecution and sentencing of perpetrators
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Deepen the measures taken to ensure the fight against impunity and guarantee to all victims of human rights violations compensation and the establishment of all adequate mechanisms for rehabilitation
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Put an end to impunity by ensuring impartial investigations and bringing to justice those responsible of extrajudicial executions and torture
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Reject any incitement to violence in the context of the State-sponsored campaign against illegal drugs and hold perpetrators of such incitement accountable
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ensure that extrajudicial killings are properly investigated and that the persons responsible are held to account in accordance with due process and the rule of law
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Establish necessary mechanisms to eradicate extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary executions by bringing perpetrators to justice and intensifying efforts to eradicate the use of torture and inhuman and degrading treatment
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Take all necessary measures to promote the enjoyment of freedom of expression, religion and civil liberties
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Put an end to extrajudicial killings, including those related to the war on drugs, enforced disappearances, illegal arrests and detention, torture, harassment and other human rights violations
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Immediately stop all unlawful killings and incitement to carry out killings in the name of the anti-drug campaign
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Effectively fight impunity by investigating all cases of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances committed by the police, the armed forces or non-State actors and bring all perpetrators to justice
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue efforts to eliminate trade in men, women and children in order to exploit them in forced labour
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Immediately end the campaign of extrajudicial killings, which may amount to crimes against humanity under international law
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Strengthen efforts to stop extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances in the country
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Take all necessary measures to protect the life of human rights defenders, journalists and other threatened persons
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Without delay, take measures to put an end to extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and prosecute the perpetrators of these acts
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Investigate thoroughly all extrajudicial killings
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ensure the protection of the rights of defenders, journalists and members of the political opposition
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ensure a credible, independent investigation with international involvement into unlawful killings
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Take action to reduce overcrowding in detention facilities and provide separate detention facilities for child offenders
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue its endeavours to combat all forms of human trafficking
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Ensure thorough and independent investigations into violent deaths and commit to bringing to justice those involved in abuses, including security forces
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Do not lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility for children
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Create a safer working environment for journalists
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Investigate and fairly prosecute those implicated in torture or other forms of mistreatment
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Establish an effective protection system for human rights defenders and journalists and ensure the free exercise of their rights to freedom of opinion, expression and association
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue its efforts to tackle human trafficking, especially of children, through the effective implementation of the recovery and reintegration programme for trafficked persons
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Take due measures to prevent extrajudicial killings in the country and grant access to the Special Rapporteurs on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health for impartial and credible investigations
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Strengthen criminal justice reform efforts in order to ensure a speedy and fair trial for all accused
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Combat crimes committed against human rights defenders through prompt, impartial and transparent investigations
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Conduct an independent and impartial inquiry into all enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings so that the perpetrators of these crimes are brought to justice
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue its efforts on improving access to justice
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Implement effectively the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act as a mandate and do not pass legislation lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility to avoid further criminalization of minor children and their ill-treatment and abuse in detention facilities
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Take immediate steps to stop extrajudicial killings and to conduct an independent and impartial inquiry into all enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings so that the perpetrators of these crimes are brought to justice
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Strengthen the witness protection programme
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue with strategies and programmes to put an end to violence against vulnerable groups, particularly women and children, ensuring child protection both online and offline
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue to work with bilateral, regional and international partners to address trafficking in persons
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Take further steps to eradicate impunity for killings
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Undertake a prompt and independent investigation into the extrajudicial killings related to the fight against illegal drugs and ensure accountability for perpetrators, as well as justice, remedy and reparations for victims and their families
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Thoroughly investigate killings by private armies and vigilantes responsible for unsanctioned activities during the Government’s anti-drug campaign and prosecute those responsible
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Take necessary measures to provide adequate protection to journalists and human rights defenders
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Strengthen investigative and prosecutorial bodies to ensure thorough investigations into all killings, as well as the appropriate prosecution of perpetrators
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Take more effective measures to combat human trafficking, which affects in particular women and children
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Investigate and prosecute those responsible for using children in pornography
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Take action to eradicate violence and discrimination against women and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons, primarily in educational institutions
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue working with bilateral, regional and international partners to address trafficking in persons
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Maintain the age of criminal responsibility for children as it currently stands
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue its national efforts to end human trafficking and sexual exploitation
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Refrain from reintroducing the death penalty
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Make efforts to eliminate extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances, and intensify efforts to carry out prosecutions for such crimes
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Reject any plans for lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Adopt measures to strengthen the administration of justice and the national human rights commission, to enforce the action of the State against organized crime
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Conduct impartial, immediate and effective investigations into all presumed cases of extrajudicial or summary execution, including appropriate documentation of each alleged offence, preservation of evidence and compliance with procedural safeguards
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Improve detention facilities, in particular to address overcrowding and sanitation problems
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Strengthen the protection of children's rights, including by maintaining a minimum age of 15 years for criminal liability and raising the age of sexual consent to 16 years
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Refrain from lowering the age of criminal responsibility in line with commitments under the Convention of the Rights of the Child
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Guarantee the establishment of a safe and enabling environment for the work of human rights defenders, specifically through the adoption of a law for the protection and recognition of human rights defenders
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Refrain from reintroducing the death penalty and from lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
End extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, illegal arrests and detention, torture and harassment, including by effectively implementing criminal prohibitions against extrajudicial killings
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Investigate all cases of threats, intimidation and attacks against media personnel and ensure that those responsible are held accountable
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Maintain the minimum age of criminal responsibility and do not lower it
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Undertake criminal justice reforms in line with international standards to ensure prompt investigations and trials for alleged perpetrators of human trafficking and to address extrajudicial killings and sexual violence against women and children
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Take steps to meet the minimum standards for the treatment of prisoners
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Continue to strengthen efforts to combat trafficking in people, including under the strategic national plan of action to prevent online sexual exploitation of children and the programme for rehabilitating and reintegrating victims of human trafficking
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Put an end to extrajudicial executions and torture, in particular in the context of the fight against drugs
Universal Periodic Review 3rd Cycle Recommendations
Belen Garcia
Enforced Disappearance Cases
Oscar Lopez
Enforced Disappearance Cases
Ana Villanueva
Enforced Disappearance Cases
Juan Dela Cruz
Enforced Disappearance Cases
Maria Elena "Lenny" Reyes
Enforced Disappearance Cases
Jose "Jojo" Dela Cruz
Enforced Disappearance Cases
Atty. Ricardo "Carding" Lopez
Enforced Disappearance Cases
Sarah Mae Ocampo
Enforced Disappearance Cases
Daniel Torres
Enforced Disappearance Cases
Maria Santos
Enforced Disappearance Cases
Jose Ramirez
Enforced Disappearance Cases
Liza Manalo
Enforced Disappearance Cases
Pedro Alvarado
Enforced Disappearance Cases
Rosa Mendoza
Enforced Disappearance Cases
Carlos Dizon
Enforced Disappearance Cases
Nestor Cruz
Enforced Disappearance Cases
Emilia Reyes
Enforced Disappearance Cases
Victor Santos
Enforced Disappearance Cases
Nina Ramos
Enforced Disappearance Cases
Teresa Aguilar
Enforced Disappearance Cases
Manuel Ortega
Enforced Disappearance Cases
Diana Castillo
Enforced Disappearance Cases
Ernesto Flores
Enforced Disappearance Cases
Arturo Perez
Enforced Disappearance Cases
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED)
Treaties & Laws
PSA Board Resolution No. 08 Series of 2024 APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE METHODOLOGY IN ESTIMATING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 16.10.1
Government Issuances
Abosta Ship Management and/or Artemio Corbilla vs. Wilhilm M. Hilario, G.R. No. 195792, November 24, 2014
Jurisprudence
2023: Concluding observations on the third periodic report of the Philippines - Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
Submissions & Statements
Discussion of conceptual framework, minimum data requirements and verification standard of Indicator 16.1.2.
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