LibGuides: Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances: Philippines

Philippines

In the Philippines, around 2,300 people remain missing since the 1970's, according to the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearance (AFAD). Amnesty International published a 2016 report regarding human rights in the Philippines that can be found here.

Find more information on The Philippine's enforced disappearances and human rights:

Human Rights Watch: The Philippines HRW offers reports, news, research, and briefings regarding the current human rights abuses that occur in the Philippines.
OHCHR on The Philippines The United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner provides links and documents relating to human rights in the Philippines.
Philippines: Not forgotten, the fate of the "disappeared (1996) This report by Amnesty International examines how patterns of "disappearances" emerged within a context of armed conflict and counter-insurgency campaigns. It includes a number of case studies of people who have "disappeared" in the Philippines. Published in November 1996.