Anti-Torture advocacy Ad
By: nitoy127
Posted: Oct 26 08
Witnessed: 391 times
Asia, Philippines
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Governance, human rights, legislation, Philippines, torture
This is a 30-second ad that the human rights organization Task Force Detainees of the Philippines is using to develop public awareness about the issue of torture and the need to legislate an anti-torture law in the Philippines.
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