Philippines: Aquino Should Sign Landmark Disappearances Law

Philippines: Aquino Should Sign Landmark Disappearances Law:

President Benigno Aquino III should sign into law a bill criminalizing enforced disappearances in the Philippines.

(New York) – President Benigno Aquino III should sign into law a bill criminalizing enforced disappearances in the Philippines, Human Rights Watch said today. The Philippine Congress passed the bill, the Anti-Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance Act of 2012, on October 16, 2012, and sent it to the president for signature.
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