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OBSERVER Journal
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Vol. 5, No. 1 - Obligations Beyond Borders - December 2013
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Vol. 4, No. 2 - Actual Impunity - December 2012
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Vol. 4, No. 1 - Peaceful Protest - June 2012
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Vol. 3, No. 2 - Red Baiting - December 2011
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Vol. 3, No. 1 - Political Changes in the Philippines - July 2011
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Vol. 2, No. 2 - Political Killings - December 2010
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Vol. 2, No. 1 - Human Rights Defenders - February 2010
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Vol. 1, No. 1 - Criminalizations - September 2009
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Vol. 5, No. 1 - Obligations Beyond Borders - December 2013
Observer Vol. 5 No. 1 - Obligations Beyond Borders - December 2013, English Version
Cover, Contents & Editorial
Protection through Litigation
Human Rights
Combating Human Rights Violations
The Myth of Gold and a Better Life in Mindanao
Widen the Perspective
Benetton, Others Tied to Bangladesh Factory Disaster
Drivers of Human Rights Violations in South Sudan
IPON and the Instrument of Human Rights Observation & Aims and Scope
Vol. 4, No. 2 - Actual Impunity - December 2012
Observer Vol. 4 No. 2 - Actual Impunity - December 2012, English Version
Cover, Contents & Editorial
Reflections on the premises of the legal state
Finally peace in Mindanao? The challenge is to take the challenge for themselves
Nurturing monsters - legal and political confrontation with the Maguindanao massacre
Blessing or curse? - The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 and its implementation
'Money can't buy me love' - but maybe law...
The true nature of mining - unsustainable, irresponsible, dirty and costs lives
Oplan Bayanihan - from Good Intentions to Impunity
When self-interest thwarts the constitution - The struggle of the farmers in Negros for the implementation of their rights
Large-Scale Land Acquisitions and Leases - The Right to Food versus the Right to Development
Rosarno - Oranges, Ndrangetha Mafia, Economic Hardship and Race Riots
In Mauritania - no slavery without impunity
Justice kept aside in the Institution of Impunity - A critical sketch of Nepal
IPON and the Instrument of Human Rights Observation & Aims and Scope
Vol. 4, No. 1 - Peaceful Protest - June 2012
Observer Vol. 4 No. 1 - Peaceful Protest - June 2012, English Version - Intro
Cover, Contents & Editorial
The Long Tradition of Non-Violent Protest in the Philippines
Non-Violent Tools in the Struggle for Human Rights on Negros
“Why is it that it needs a person dying for our voice to be heard?”
No Violence!
As Old and Young as Mountains
The Power of the Public – A Phenomenological Approach on Recent Historical Events
The Emergence of Peaceful Protest in Egypt under Mubarak
Spring in Civil War
Industry Against Nature – Peaceful Protests in the North of Peru
Creative, Basic Democratic and Peaceful Protest in Germany
Occupy: From Wall Street Around the Globe and to Manila
Peace Zones: War-Torn Communities’ Attempt of Self-Protection
The Philippines – A Country Without Human Rights?
IPON and the Instrument of Human Rights Observation & Aims and Scope
Vol. 3, No. 2 - Red Baiting - December 2011
Observer Vol. 3, No. 2 - Red Baiting - December 2011, English Version
Red-Baiting in the Philippines: Civil Society Under General Suspicion
The Violence of Red-Baiting Against Civil Society
Red-Baiting: A Tool of Repression, Then and Now
Review: Conference on Red-Baiting in the Philippines
Monologue by CHR: “Red-Baiting and Human Rights”
The EU and Extra-Judicial Killings in the Philippines
Negros and the Years Before the Final Curtain Falls
Terrorists or Terrorised? Abu Sayyaf-Baiting in the Philippines
Indigenous Group in Central Mindanao Struggles for Homeland
Arbitrary Act by the Police in Dresden
Red-Baiting as Part of the Counter-Insurgency Strategy in Peru of the 1980s and 1990s
IPON and the Instrument of Human Rights Observation & Aims and Scope
Vol. 3, No. 1 - Political Changes in the Philippines - July 2011
Observer Vol. 3, No. 1 - Political Changes in the Philippines - July 2011, English Version
Political Changes – Changes in Human Rights Policies? A Record
Keeping up the Momentum: Human Rights Policy in the Philippines
Towards Ending Impunity in the Philippines – The Role of Civic Action & Judicial Processes
Aquino Administration’s Human Rights Direction: Traversing a Straight Path?
Civilian Protection Component of the International Monitoring Team
High Expectations of President Aquino – The View of Local HRDs
Witness Protection – Remaining Challenge or Unmet Promise?
The Question of Red Baiting in the Philippines: More than Obstruction of NGO Work
Ikaw na ba, Ginoong Aquino? – Are you the man, Mr. Aquino?
Slum Fires in Manila – Evolving Conflict between Urban Poor and Private Property Owners
From Marcos to Another Aquino: Impunity, Accountability and Transnational Justice
IPON and the Instrument of Human Rights Observation & Aims and Scope
Vol. 2, No. 2 - Political Killings - December 2010
Observer Vol. 2, No. 2 - Political Killings - December 2010, English Version
Extrajudicial killings – a human rights crisis
Discussing the legality of ‘targeted killings’
Patrimonial power structures and political violence
Political Journalists - A threatened species
Political Killings in San Narciso
The long Fight Freedom and Equity
“We know that we are on the right way”
Violence and Nullum Ius in the Philippines
Demanding an end of human rights violations in the Philippines
Which strategies are successful for the prevention of political murder?
IPON and the Instrument of Human Rights Observation & Aims and Scope
Vol. 2, No. 1 - Human Rights Defenders - February 2010
Observer Vol. 2, No. 1 - Human Rights Defenders - February 2010, English Version
Definition of Human Rights Defenders and the Framework for their Protection
Fighting Hunger with Hunger Strike: The Dangerous Live of a Human Rights Defender
More than just Farmers - The KMBP in Bondoc Peninsula
The new Agrarian Reform Program – A Tool to Prevent Criminalisation?
Interview with EU-Commission: “The Guidelines are Part of our Work”
Security Problems after Land Transfer
Review: Qualitative Analysis: Human Rights Observation and Personal Security
News; IPON and the Instrument of Human Rights Observation & Aims and Scope
Vol. 1, No. 1 - Criminalizations - September 2009
Observer Vol.1, No.1 - Criminalizations - September 2009, English Version
Observer Vol.1, No.1 - Criminalizations - September 2009, Tagalog Version
Criminalization of Human Rights Defenders in Agrarian Conflict - Structural Considerations
Politically Motivated Accusations – The Role of the Prosecutors
Who Has Stolen How Many Coconuts of Whom? Impression of a Human Rights Observer
The Impact of Criminalization on Human Rights Defenders
Proceedings on Fair Jurisdiction in Rural Areas in the Philippines
IPON and the Instrument of Human Rights Observation & Aims and Scope
OBSERVER: offers a forum for analysis, strategies and debates regarding human rights observation in the Philippines with a focus on human rights defenders. How does the implementation of the UN Human Rights Charta is performed by Philippine Institutions? Which are the elemental dangers human rights defenders in the Philippines are exposed to? These are some of the possible topics. Comparisons with other countries will expand the handling and perspectives of human rights observation. Each publication has its own thematic emphasis.
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