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