Task Force Detainees of the Philippines

VISION

TFDP envisions a society where there is equality of peoples throughout the world, social justice in the country, and where human rights (civil, political, economic, social, cultural and solidarity rights) are fully enjoyed and respected by all.

MISSION

In cooperation with the broad human rights movement, TFDP shall advocate and support social structures and actions that promote human rights nationally and globally. As a service organization, TFDP shall work to: protect the rights and promote the interests of political prisoners and other victims of human rights violations, and create awareness of their rights and of basic human rights concepts and principles.

GOALS

TFDP shall: help in seeking justice and provide systematic services for political prisoners and other victims of human rights violations; inform the peoples in the country and the international community of the human rights situation in the Philippines, particularly the plight of political prisoners and other human rights violations; educate people of their rights and on basic human rights concepts and principles; help in strengthening the Philippine and the international human rights movements; foster stronger cooperation among non-governmental organizations, peoples' organizations, and other support groups locally and internationally, especially among countries in the South.