Aktion gegen die Folter auf den Philippinen

Eine Aktion gegen die Folter auf den Philippinen mit Twitter!

TWEET
We believe sustained pressure on the following key Senators who are active on Twitter can have an impact. They are @bamaquino, @cynthia_villar and @sonnyangara. Please tweet them: From 9th May to 23rd May (when the latest Senate session is in session): once a week From 23rd May until 10th June (when the Senate session ends): once a day

SUGGESTED MESSAGES:
To all: Torture is rife amongst the police force. Only one perpetrator has ever been convicted. #stoptorture in #Philippines. Pass the NPM bill.

I urge @bamaquino to #stoptorture in #Philippines. Pass the NPM bill.
.@bamaquino Pass the NPM bill and #stoptorture in #Philippines.
I urge @cynthia_villar to #stoptorture in #Philippines. Pass the NPM bill.
.@cynthia_villar Pass the NPM bill and #stoptorture in #Philippines.
I urge @sonnyangara to #stoptorture in #Philippines. Pass the NPM bill.
.@sonnyangara Pass the NPM bill and #stoptorture in #Philippines.
@bigmandrilon Pass the NPM bill and #stoptorture in #Philippines.

BACKGROUND
Torture at the hands of the police in the Philippines continues with alarming frequency while those responsible are almost always allowed to evade justice. Over a year after our report, Above the law: Police Torture in the Philippines was published, very little has changed – police torture is still rampant across the country with impunity, and only one perpetrator, police officer Jerick Dee Jimenez, has been convicted since the enactment of a landmark anti-torture law in 2009. As per its obligations under the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture, the Philippines should have put the establishment of a National Preventative Mechanism (NPM) for torture in place by April 2013. A NPM bill is currently filed before the Senate and the Philippine government has an opportunity to pass this bill. It’s high time this is done. We are urging the Senate to immediately establish the NPM which is currently filed before both the Congress and Senate