The Philippines was reviewed on the 11th of April of 2008. The troika consisted of Malaysia, Mali and Germany.
NGO submisions
| . UN information | ||
| UNICEF | E | |
| UNDP | E | |
| UN Habitat | E | |
| UN Headquarters Department of Political Affairs | E | |
| UNHCR | E | |
| . NHRI | ||
| Commission on Human Rights in the Philippines | E | |
| . NGO | ||
| Amnesty International | E | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Asian Indigenous Tribal Peoples Network | E | 1 |
| Asian Legal Resource Centre | E | 1 |
| Catholic Agency for Overseas Development | E | 1, 2 |
| Centre for Reproductive Rights | E | 1, 2, 3 |
| Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions | E | |
| Council on Population Health and Welfare | E | 1, 2 |
| Diakonie | E | 1 |
| EnGendeRights | E | 1, 2, 3 |
| FIAN International | E | 1, 2 |
| International Federation for Human Rights | E | |
| Free Legal Assistance Group | E | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Front Line | E | |
| Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children | E | |
| GMA Watch | E | |
| Human Rights Watch | E | 1 |
| Ibon Foundation | E | |
| Islamic Human Rights Commission | E | |
| Indigenous People Rights Monitor | E | |
| Karapatan | E | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 |
| National Council of Churches in the Philippines | E | |
| NGO Working Group on Asia (sumisión adjunta) | E | 1 |
| Norwegian Refugee Council | E | 1, 2 |
| Sumisión adjunta: 29 ONGs | E | |
| Partnership for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development Services | E | |
| Reporters Without Borders | E, F | |
| Society for Threatened Peoples | E | |
| Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization | E | |
| Womens Legal Bureau | E | 1, 2 |
| World Organization Against Torture | E |
Review in the Working Group – 11 April 2008
. Summary by ISHR
. Full webcast. For the webcast by speaker, see here.
For statements in writing, see the OHCHR extranet.
Report of the Working Group
. A/HRC/WG.6/1/PHL/4: Report adopted "ad referendum"
Adoption of the Report of the Working Group – 15 April 2008
. Full webcast. For the webcast by speaker, see here
Adoption of the Report in the plenary – 10 June 2008
. A/HRC/8/52: Report of the eight session of the Human Rights Council
. Webcast of the plenary. For the webcast by speaker, see here.
. Statement by the Philippines.
. The following states took the floor: China, Algeria, Canada, Qatar, Indonesia, Sir Lanka y Thailand.
For all the statements made by States, see the OHCHR extranet.
The following observers took the floor:
. Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (video)
. Joint statement: International Women’s Rights Action Watch (IWRAW), Action Canada for Population and Development (ACPD), Federation for Women and Family Planning, Latin American Committee for the Defence of Women’s Rights (CLADEM), …
. Joint statement: Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International
. Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE)
. Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)
. Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches (CCIA/WCC)
. Indian Council of South America (CISA)
. Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC)
Recommendations analysis and their answers by UPR Info
. List of all the recommendations made to the Philippines and its responses to them.
News articles and NGO statements in the review
. Human Rights Tribune, "The Philippines have no place in the Council!", 10 junio 2008
. FIDH, "Recommendations to the Government of the Philippines on the occasion of the 1st Universal Periodic Review Session, April 2008", 8 mayo 2008
. Philippines UPR Watch: Ermita is lying
. GMA News: 17 UNHRC member countries alarmed by rights situation in RP groups say
. Inquirer: Cheers greet RP report to human rights council but..
. Inquirer: Bayan Muna slams Ermita report to UN rights body
. Bulatlat: Reps aid donor countries 13 others question rp rights record geneva


