The philippinenbüro e.V. grew 1987 from the solidarity work between German and Filipino civil society members under the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos Sr. (1972-1986). Today the organization counts about 170 members. Its office in Cologne City is part of the Asia House, co-founded by the philippinenbüro in 1995.
For 35 years the philippinenbüro advocates for social justice, human rights and solidarity in its educational work, public relations, and lobby work on the Philippines.
for social justice, human rights and solidarity
Together with civil society actors in the Philippines and from the Philippine Diaspora in Germany we aim at information and political activism that engages German and European politician and civil society.
We seek issue-focused cooperation with civil society actors, grass-root, non-governmental, and aid organizations in the Philippines, Germany, and Europe. We are a member in different networks.
Our key issues are human rights, climate justice and sustainability, diaspora, anti-racism and solidarity, politics, and society.
Who is engaging in climate activism? Which individuals, milieus, civil society groups are represented in or support climate movements? We are looking…
In its statement the German Aktionsbündnis Menschenrechte – Philippinen strongly condemns the recent abduction of development worker Dyan Gumanao and…
Lützerath is a village at the edge of the brown coalfield in North Rhine-Westphalia. Due to a deal between the German government and the energy giant…
José Rizal (1861-1896) is celebrated as a national hero in the Philippines. Less well known are his writings critical of colonialism and his…
In this year’s commemoration of the International Human Rights Day on December 10, the Aktionsbündnis Menschenrechte-Philippinen (AMP) publishes its…
What is the role of civil society in planning and implementing development projects? What empowering approaches to development exist? How are they put…