URGENT: Stop re-imposition of the death penalty in the Philippines

The Philippines Congress is fast-tracking a bill to reinstate the death penalty before the Christmas break starting on 16 December 2016.

We have drafted a letter to members of Congress urging them not to pass the bill. Please act now and send a copy of this letter with your organisational letterhead and signature to these three email addresses below:

Hon. Pantaleon D. Alvarez, Speaker, House of Representatives, Philippines Congress, E-mail: speakerpda@congress.gov.ph, phone: +632- 9316277

Senator Aquilino Pimentel III, President, Senate, Philippines Congress, E-mail: kokopimenteloffice@yahoo.com, phone: +632-822-9758, telefax No.: +632-822-9759

cc. Cong. Reynaldo Umali, Chairperson, Committee on Justice, House of Representatives, Philippines Congress, e-mail: cong.rey.umali@gmail.com , phone: +632-4424129

If you wish to call or fax as well, please refer to the numbers above.

Click here to read the statement released by NoBox.

Please find statements released by other organisations on this:

• ASEAN Parliamentarians on Human Rights statement released on 1 December 2016: http://aseanmp.org/2016/12/01/regional-mps-call-on-philippine-counterparts-to-reject-death-penalty-bill/
• Amnesty International Philippines statement released on 25 November 2016: http://www.amnesty.org.ph/news/oppose-attempts-to-reintroduce-death-penalty/
• International Commission of Jurists statement released on 29 November 2016: http://www.icj.org/philippines-congress-should-block-effort-to-reintroduce-death-penalty/

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