[van-announce] Forum Invite: Philippine Human Rights Situation: Why Should Canada Care?

[Charlotte Kates]

*THE CANADA-PHILIPPINES SOLIDARITY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (CPSHR)*

*and the ALLIANCE FOR PEOPLE'S HEALTH (APH) *
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INVITE YOU to….
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*Philippine Human Rights Situation: *

*Why Should Canada Care?*

*A Forum on Human Rights issues in the Philippines*

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*April 14th, 2012 (Saturday) *

*2:00 PM–5:00 PM*

*Room 2270, Sauder Industries Policy Room*

Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre

515 West Hastings, Vancouver



Philippine human rights defenders and former political prisoners *Dr. Merry
Mia-Clamor and Ms. Angelina Bisuña Ipong *will expose first-hand the human
rights violations against them and those who express dissent and who take
action for social change in the Philippines.



*Dr. Merry Mia-Clamor* is a medical doctor and the Coordinator of the
Philippine Council on Health and Development.  In Feb 2010, she was
arrested along with 42 other health workers, subjected to physical and
psychological torture, detained for 10 months and later released in
December 2010 after all charges were dropped.  Dr. Clamor and the other
health workers filed a civil law suit against the military, the police and
former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to hold these
authorities accountable for the gross human rights violations.

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*Angelina Bisuña Ipong *is the Secretary General of SELDA, the Philippine
organization of former political prisoners. Ipong was arrested in March
2005, tortured, sexually assaulted and denied her legal and civil rights,
charged with rebellion and released six years later in February 2011
with all charges against her dismissed for lack of evidence.  In prison,
Ipong wrote the book “Garden Behind Bars,” taught basic literacy to the
other prisoners and kept a vegetable garden.



Dr. Clamor and Ms. Ipong are with the Human Defenders Tour of Canada which
is part of the international effort in preparation for the May 2012 United
Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) session. The Philippine human
rights record will be under review by UN member states, including Canada.


The delegation will have visited Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, and Winnipeg to
speak and meet with the youth and students, politicians, church communities
and leaders, migrant and indigenous communities before heading West.
Vancouver and Victoria will be the last stops of the Canada-cross country
tour.



For more information and to arrange interviews, please contact

Aiyanas Ormond:
aiyanas.ormond at gmail.com<http://ca.mc655.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=aiyanas.ormond@gmail.com>

Beth Dollaga           604.616.3015       or email  at
cps_hr at yahoo.ca<http://ca.mc655.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=cps_hr@yahoo.ca>


 For the other cities, please contact Adiat Juniad of Kairos at
ajunaid at kairoscanada.org<http://ca.mc655.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ajunaid@kairoscanada.org>
;             (416).463.5312      , ext. 223


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*Canada-Philippines Solidarity for Human Rights (CPSHR)*
*http://www.canadaphilippinessolidarity.org/p/november23.html*

Member: *Stop the Killings Network **(STKN-Canada)*
*International League of People's Struggle (ILPS-Canada)*
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Associate Member:* International Migrants' Alliance (IMA) *
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Proud Supporter of* **BAYAN-Canada and MIGRANTE-Canada*


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Charlotte L. Kates     charlotte.kates at gmail.com