International_Peace_Observers_Network

International Peace Observers Network

International Peace Observers Network

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The International Peace Observers Network (IPON) is an independent, non-violent human rights, non-profit organization based in Hamburg, Germany. It monitors the human rights situation in the Philippines and works to protect human rights defenders.[1] IPON aims to create an environment where human rights are respected and human rights groups are able to undertake their work in a secure environment free from threats, violence, and repression.[2][3][4][5]

Upon request, international volunteers, who work as peaceworkers, accompany groups of human rights defenders (HRD) in the Philippines, currently in the islands of Luzon, Negros, and Mindanao. Information gathered in conflict areas is analyzed by observers and brought to the attention of the international public. "This way the international pressure on the Philippines to guarantee human rights rises. The publication of human rights violations will finally lead to their decrease and prevention."[6]

The work of IPON started in 2006.

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    "Indigenous Filipinos battle for their land | DW | 26.04.2012". DW.COM. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
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    IPON (2012): IPON and the Instrument of Human Rights Observation. – In: Observer, Vol 3, No. 2., S. 47.
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    Sarah Liedtke (2009): Gewalt verhindern mit Menschenrechten? MenschenrechtsaktivistInnen auf den Philippinen durch internationale Begleitung schützen – In: graswurzelrevolution, Nr. 336, Jg. 38, S. 8–9.
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    Govt should stop 'red-baiting' of progressives, activists. In: interAksyon, 22. October 2012, http://www.interaksyon.com/article/46166/govt-should-stop-red-baiting Archived 2015-07-21 at the Wayback Machine (last viewed 24 June 2015)
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    "Justice for Cocoy Tulawie, Uphold Human Rights in Mindanao - Akbayan Party List". Akbayan.org.ph. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
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    "Member Organisations - German Action Network Human Rights - Philippines". www.menschenrechte-philippinen.de. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
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