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• Security situation 82
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• Women's rights 46
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• Amnesty International - Philippines
• Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)
• Council of Europe, Venice Commission: Constitutional Courts (Links)
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Philippines
• Human Rights Watch (HRW) - Philippines
• Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) - Philippines
• Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) - Philippines
• International Committee of the Red Cross - The ICRC in Philippines
• International Crisis Group (ICG) - Philippines
• Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) - Philippines
• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) - Philippines
• ReliefWeb - Philippines (the)
• UNHCR - Philippines
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Philippines
• United States Department of State - Philippines
• World Food Programme (WFP) - Philippines
• World Health Organization (WHO) - Philippines