CIS NO: 84-H381-6 TITLE: Human Rights in the Philippines. SOURCE: Committee on Foreign Affairs. House DOC TYPE: Hearing COLLATION: iii+67 p. DATE: Sept. 22, 1983 CONGRESS-SESSION: 98-1 SUDOC: Y4.F76/1:H88/27 ITEM NO: 1017-A; 1017-B LC CARD NO: 84-601517 MC ENTRY NO: 84-11719 Hearing before the Subcom on Human Rights and International Organizations to assess human rights conditions in the Philippines under the government of President Marcos. Rep. John Edward Porter (R-Ill) participates in questioning witnesses. CONTENT NOTATION: Human rights conditions in Philippines DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. HOUSE; HUMAN RIGHTS (Philippines human rights conditions); MARCOS, FERDINAND E.; PORTER, JOHN EDWARD; PHILIPPINES 84-H381-6 TESTIMONY NO: 1 Sept. 22, 1983 p. 4-16 WITNESSES (and witness notations): ABRAMS, ELLIOTT (Asst Sec, Bur of Human Rights and Humanitarian Aff, State Dept); accompanied by MONJO, JOHN C. (Dep Asst Sec, East Asian and Pacific Aff) STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Assessment of human rights and political situation in the Philippines. CONTENT NOTATION: Human rights conditions in Philippines DESCRIPTORS: DEPARTMENT.OF.STATE 84-H381-6 TESTIMONY NO: 2 Sept. 22, 1983 p. 17-39 WITNESSES (and witness notations): MANGLAPUS, RAUL S. (former Foreign Minister and Sen, Philippines; DC dir, Movement for a Free Philippines) CLAVER, FRANCISCO (Bishop) (Woodstock Theological Center, Georgetown Univ; bishop, Malaybalay, Philippines) STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Criticism of U.S. aid to and identification with Marcos regime in light of human rights violations; status report on observance of civil rights and liberties in the Philippines. CONTENT NOTATION: Human rights conditions in Philippines DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): FOREIGN.ASSISTANCE (Philippines human rights alleged violations, implications for US aid); CIVIL RIGHTS; MOVEMENT FOR A FREE PHILIPPINES 84-H381-6 TESTIMONY NO: 3 Sept. 22, 1983 p. 40-67 WITNESSES (and witness notations): ELLSWORTH, WHITNEY (Amnesty Intl) YOUNGBLOOD, ROBERT (assoc prof, political science, Ariz State Univ) KESSLER, RICHARD J. (fellow, energy and strategic resources program, Center for Strategic and Intl Studies, Georgetown Univ) STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Assessment of alleged human rights violations by Philippines Government and military, including arbitrary arrests, abuse of detainees, killings, and disappearances (rpt excerpt, p. 42-46); issues involved in U.S. policy toward the Philippines. CONTENT NOTATION: Human rights conditions in Philippines DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): FOREIGN.RELATIONS (US policy toward Philippines); AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL; HOMICIDE; POLITICAL PRISONERS; DUE PROCESS OF LAW; ARMED SERVICES (Philippine military alleged human rights abuses); ARREST