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The United Nations has denounced the “alarming” number of acts tantamount to enforced disappearances.

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The rules and regulations implementing the law against enforced or involuntary disappearances were promulgated last week by concerned agencies.

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After the enactment of the law that criminalizes enforced disappearances, the government is set to convene next month the new body tasked to handle cases of unexplained killings and human rights violations.

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A United Nations report says Mexico is not doing enough to investigate the growing number of people who have disappeared in recent years.

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The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) had cited the failure of the government to investigate and prosecute cases of unexplained killings and enforced disappearances that have remained unsolved during the first year in office of President Aquino.

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While unexplained killings and forced disappearances continue to be serious problems in the Philippines, the United States acknowledged the significant decrease in the number of killings and disappearances.

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Charge d’Affaires Bernard Regnauld Fabre, of the French Embassy in Manila, said the UN Draft Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance seeks to establish measures to prevent politically related kidnappings as well as bring justice to victims and their families.
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"Its important to decrease the level of violence," said Embassy Charge dAffaires Bernard Regnauld Fabre.

"I can speak as a diplomat living in Manila and I can see what the newspapers are reporting every day and there are clearly disappearances in the Philippines. Disappearances are not something acceptable in the democratic society," Fabre said on the sidelines of a United Nations Convention Against Disappearances
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The United Nations has denounced the “alarming” number of acts tantamount to enforced disappearances.

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The rules and regulations implementing the law against enforced or involuntary disappearances were promulgated last week by concerned agencies.

[DatePublished] => 2013-02-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img194/1649/startoonnewthumb.gif ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 890093 [Title] => New body on unexplained killings set to convene next month [Summary] =>

After the enactment of the law that criminalizes enforced disappearances, the government is set to convene next month the new body tasked to handle cases of unexplained killings and human rights violations.

[DatePublished] => 2012-12-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096875 [AuthorName] => Edu Punay [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img441/5119/gen3athumb.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 787092 [Title] => UN report slams Mexico disappearances [Summary] =>

A United Nations report says Mexico is not doing enough to investigate the growing number of people who have disappeared in recent years.

[DatePublished] => 2012-03-15 13:11:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 707979 [Title] => Phl still fails to address extra judicial killings - rights group [Summary] =>

The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) had cited the failure of the government to investigate and prosecute cases of unexplained killings and enforced disappearances that have remained unsolved during the first year in office of President Aquino.

[DatePublished] => 2011-07-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096875 [AuthorName] => Edu Punay [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 65235 [Title] => US cites drop in killings, disappearances in RP [Summary] =>

While unexplained killings and forced disappearances continue to be serious problems in the Philippines, the United States acknowledged the significant decrease in the number of killings and disappearances.

[DatePublished] => 2008-06-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 6360 [Title] => Chief Justice chides pols for ignoring rights issues [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-07-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097368 [AuthorName] => Mike Frialde [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 356058 [Title] => France to RP: Sign UN convention vs enforced disapppearances [Summary] => France strongly called on the Philippines to lead Asian countries in ratifying a United Nations draft convention aimed at preventing abductions of political dissidents and promoting human rights.

Charge d’Affaires Bernard Regnauld Fabre, of the French Embassy in Manila, said the UN Draft Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance seeks to establish measures to prevent politically related kidnappings as well as bring justice to victims and their families.
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"Its important to decrease the level of violence," said Embassy Charge dAffaires Bernard Regnauld Fabre.

"I can speak as a diplomat living in Manila and I can see what the newspapers are reporting every day and there are clearly disappearances in the Philippines. Disappearances are not something acceptable in the democratic society," Fabre said on the sidelines of a United Nations Convention Against Disappearances
[DatePublished] => 2006-08-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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