![[Event] Observe Earth Hour 2012: Go beyond the hour -RAPPLER.com](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/rappler_logo4.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Event] Observe Earth Hour 2012: Go beyond the hour -RAPPLER.com"){kind=logo}
Observe Earth Hour 2012: Go beyond the hour. BY VOLTAIRE TUPAZ, RAPPLER.com March 31, 2012 MANILA, Philippines – Earth Hour is set for 8:30 today, Saturday, March 31 — whether you’re in the world or in space. On earth, 147 countries are expected to participate in the 60-minute switch-off, Earth Hour co-founder and executive director … Continue reading »
![[Announcement] Call for participants, HASIK: Dare to spark change through Cinema -DAKILA](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/hasik-by-dakila.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Announcement] Call for participants, HASIK: Dare to spark change through Cinema -DAKILA")
Call for participants. Dare to spark change through Cinema HASIK is the Advocacy Filmmaking Program of the Active Vista Film Festival. Hasik (to spread) is a platform to spread the power that films possess in shaping the consciousness of its audience. It seeks to empower the new generation of filmmakers into creating films that address … Continue reading »
![[Statement] PHILIPPINES: The importance of arresting retired general Jovito Palparan Jr. -AHRC](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/asianhumanrights1.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Statement] PHILIPPINES: The importance of arresting retired general Jovito Palparan Jr. -AHRC")
A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission PHILIPPINES: The importance of arresting retired general Jovito Palparan Jr. In the streets of Metro Manila, it is common to see photographs or posters of missing persons posted on walls and electricity poles, with details of the missing person and how to contact the relatives looking for … Continue reading »
![[From the web] Penalties and Punishments of Yesteryear? -worldwithouttorture.org](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/worldwithouttorture-site21.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[From the web] Penalties and Punishments of Yesteryear? -worldwithouttorture.org")
Penalties and Punishments of Yesteryear?. worldwithouttorture.org Next Tuesday, 3 April, if you happen to pass by 11, rue Berryer, in Paris, you might be confronted with a display of torture instruments, for sale! The auction house Cornette de Saint Cyr will be presenting, among the more than 300 objects and documents, a few sets of … Continue reading »
![[In the news] Bikini photo controversy: Court orders Cebu school to let students march -thepoc.net](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/poclogo1.png?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[In the news] Bikini photo controversy: Court orders Cebu school to let students march -thepoc.net")
Bikini photo controversy: Court orders Cebu school to let students march by Merck Maguddayao, thepoc.net March 29, 2012 The Cebu City Regional Trial Court Branch 19 ordered Saint Theresa’s College (STC) to let two 16-year-old high school students march on graduation day after the exclusive Catholic school banned the two from attending for posing in … Continue reading »
![[In the news] UP student council head asks Miriam to leave students alone; polls on Corona to go on -InterAksyon.com](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/interaksyon-logo22.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[In the news] UP student council head asks Miriam to leave students alone; polls on Corona to go on -InterAksyon.com"){kind=logo}
UP student council head asks Miriam to leave students alone; polls on Corona to go on InterAksyon.com March 29, 2012 MANILA, Philippines – With her colorful language and witty pick-up lines, Sen. Miriam Santiago is usually a favorite of the UP crowd, but her idea of stopping surveys on the trust ratings of impeached Chief … Continue reading »
![[Event] Don’t blame the women, blame the abuser! -CATW-AP](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/catw-ap.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Event] Don’t blame the women, blame the abuser! -CATW-AP")
PNoy is set to sign a law which leaves out women in prostitution as criminals/vagrants! Invitation to Take Back the Night! (Don’t blame the women, blame the abuser!) April 3, 2012 6 PM, Mendiola Bridge (“Mary Magdalene Contemplating the Crown of Thorns” by Michelangelo) This Lent, the Filipino women are being doubly persecuted with the … Continue reading »
![[Press Release] It cannot be business as usual!—K99 People’s Reform Agenda](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/k99.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Press Release] It cannot be business as usual!—K99 People’s Reform Agenda")
It cannot be business as usual!—K99 People’s Reform Agenda Manila—Members and supporters of Kilusang 99 gathered in a forum to discuss the K99 People’s Reform Agenda focusing on Asset Reform, yesterday. It cannot be business as usual! “Kilusang 99 or K99 is about putting the poor at the center of development through the unified effort … Continue reading »
![[Announcement] Job posting for Medical Waste (Medwaste) Campaigner -HCWH](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/health-care-without-harm-southeast-asia.gif?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Announcement] Job posting for Medical Waste (Medwaste) Campaigner -HCWH")
JOB POSTING FOR MEDICAL WASTE (Medwaste) CAMPAIGNER Organizational Overview Health Care Without Harm Southeast Asia is committed to transforming the health care sector so that it is ecologically sustainable and no longer a source of harm to the public’s health and the environment. To that end, HCWH is working to implement ecologically sound and healthy … Continue reading »
![[Press Release] Green groups end Women’s Month with book against mining -ATM](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/atm-logo2.png?w=160&h=93&crop=1 "[Press Release] Green groups end Women’s Month with book against mining -ATM"){kind=logo}
Green groups end Women’s Month with book against mining Says women lead the fight with their own struggles Women are leading the fight against destructive mining across the country, and their stories are told in a book launched yesterday by environmental and human rights activists. Gentle Treasures: stories of women against mining was released by … Continue reading »
![[Blog] In Defense on the Women’s Rights and Welfare by Jose Mario Dolor De Vega](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/mario-de-vega.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Blog] In Defense on the Women’s Rights and Welfare by Jose Mario Dolor De Vega")
In Defense on the Women’s Rights and Welfare by Jose Mario Dolor De Vega I refer to the shocking and truly outrageous news pertaining to the controversial decision handed by Turkey’s judiciary in a high-profile rape case. According to the report of Dorian Jones from Istanbul, this particular case involves a Turkish “appeals court reducing … Continue reading »
![[From the web] Let peace reign in Mindanao: Support “Kefeduwan Libun,” Recognize Indigenous Women Arbiters](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/318165_210728852364422_100002819274540_318680_753833856_n.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[From the web] Let peace reign in Mindanao: Support “Kefeduwan Libun,” Recognize Indigenous Women Arbiters")
Let peace reign in Mindanao: Support “Kefeduwan Libun,” Recognize Indigenous Women Arbiters Ten (10) indigenous women leaders received recognition for their selfless contribution in making peace real in ARMM communities. On March 25, women leaders from the Teduray, Lambangian, and Dulangan Manobo tribes gathered at Sitio Magutay, Upi, Maguindanao, to culminate the celebration of the … Continue reading »
ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION – URGENT APPEALS PROGRAMME Urgent Appeal Update: AHRC-UAU-012-2012 27 March 2012 [RE: AHRC-UAU-003-2009: PHILIPPINES: Human rights and political activists exonerated from murder cases face another questionable charge] ——————————————————————— PHILIPPINES: Fabricated murder cases on a labour lawyer and other activists dismissed ISSUES: Human rights defenders; administration of justice; fabrication of charges ——————————————————————— … Continue reading »
![[Resources] Sexual rights & the Universal Periodic Review: a toolkit for advocates](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/sri-ippf.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Resources] Sexual rights & the Universal Periodic Review: a toolkit for advocates")
SEXUAL RIGHTS & THE UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW: A TOOLKIT FOR ADVOCATES The Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI) and the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) are pleased to announce the publication of SEXUAL RIGHTS & THE UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW: A TOOLKIT FOR ADVOCATES. This innovative toolkit was developed as part of an ongoing collaboration between IPPF and … Continue reading »
![[People] Helping Others is Our Path to Happiness by Fr. Shay Cullen](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/father-shay-cullen2.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[People] Helping Others is Our Path to Happiness by Fr. Shay Cullen")
Helping Others is Our Path to Happiness (Fr. Shay’s columns are published in The Manila Times, in publications in Ireland, the UK, Hong Kong, and on-line.) http://www.preda.org/en/news/fr-shays-articles/helping-others-is-our-path-to-happiness/ What brings out the crowds to cheer on a hero, a liberator, a Messiah like Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and the greatest of all, Jesus … Continue reading »
