SENATE RESOLUTIONS ON

THE PREVENTION OF TORTURE

16TH CONGRESS

1. SRN-1140: Manila Police District Detention Cell

Resolution Directing the Proper Senate Committee to Conduct An
Inquiry, in Aid of Legislation, on the Report That An Inmate Died of
Torture At a Manila Police District Detention Cell
Filed on January 28, 2015 by Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Status: Pending in the Committee as of February 2, 2015.

2. SRN-1049: Restitution of Legitimate Claims of Torture

Resolution Directing the Senate Committee on Justice and Human
Rights and Other Appropriate Senate Committees to Conduct An
Inquiry, in Aid of Legislation, on the Recent Amnesty International
Report on the Increasing Number of Cases of Torture And Ill-Treatment
in the Philippines, Particularly During Police Investigations, with the
End in View of Enacting Laws Which Would Further Prevent Torturous
Activities, Providing Mechanisms for the Effective Investigation And
Restitution of Legitimate Claims of Torture, And End Impunity in such
Instances
Filed on December 4, 2014 by Sen. Aquilino Koko Pimentel III
Status: Pending in the Committee as of December 9, 2014

3. SRN-661: Torture and Human Rights Violations

Resolution Directing the Proper Senate Committee to Conduct An
Inquiry, in Aid of Legislation, on the Report From Amnesty
International That Torture and Human Rights Violations Is a Serious
Problem in the Philippines
Filed on May 22, 2014 by Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Status: Pending in the Committee as of May 27, 2014

4. SRN-464: Impunity for Extrajudicial Killings, Torture, and

Enforced Disappearances
Resolution Directing the Proper Senate Committee to Conduct An
Inquiry, in Aid of Legislation, on the Report That the Philippine
Government Lacks Meaningful Action to End Impunity for
Filed on January 23, 2014 by Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Status: Pending in the Committee as of January 28, 2014

15th CONGRESS
SRN-664: Protocol to the Convention Against Torture
Resolution Concurring in the Accession to the Optional Protocol to the
Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment Filed on December 12, 2011 by Legarda,
Loren B.
SRN-137: Inquiry: Torture Incident Involving Manila Police
Officers
Resolution Directing the Committee on Justice and Human Rights; and
the Committee on Public Order and Illegal Drugs to Conduct An
Inquiry, in Aid of Legislation, on the Reported Torture... Filed on
August 23, 2010 by Defensor Santiago, Miriam
SRN-121: Investigation: Reported Torture of a Robbery Suspect by
a Police Officer
Resolution Directing the Committees on Public Order and Illegal Drugs;
and Justice and Human Rights to Investigate, in Aid of Legislation, the
Reported Torture of a Robbery Suspect by a...
Filed on August 19, 2010 by Honasan II, Gregorio B.