International Ecumenical Conference on Human Rights in the Philippines

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The Philippine Working Group
under the auspices of Church World Service - Asia Pacific Forum
together with the
National Council of Churches in the Philippines
present the:

International Ecumenical Conference on
Human Rights in the Philippines
March 12-14, 2007
National City Christian Church
5 Thomas Circle, N.W.
Washington, DC
USA


The conference is an international ecumenical response to the disturbing escalation of human rights violations and an appalling culture of impunity in the Philippines.
It features a multi-sectoral Philippine delegation and the public release of “An Ecumenical Report on Human Rights in the Philippines.”

Conference Objectives:
arrow Study and analyze the geopolitical context, pattern and roots, of human rights violations in the Philippines, especially extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and political repression;
arrow Invite and engage churches and ecumenical and religious bodies to speak out and take concrete actions of advocacy, solidarity and accompaniment for peace and justice in the Philippines;
arrow Challenge faith communities (church, ecumenical and religious) worldwide in new and ongoing work to call on governments, and society at large, to publicly deplore the Philippine government’s failure to protect the human rights and dignity of its citizens and to uphold its domestic (national) and international human rights obligations;
arrow Support the submission of the “Ecumenical Report on Human Rights in the Philippines” to governmental and intergovernmental bodies and help find ways to redress and avert this tragic pattern of human rights violations and impunity in the Philippines; and
arrow Accompany and be in solidarity with the Filipino people and God’s prophets in their prophetic witness for human rights, justice and peace.

Register today at www.philippinesadvocacy.org