![[Press Release] Is the Philippines child-friendly? -Save the Children](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/logo_save-the-children.jpeg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Press Release] Is the Philippines child-friendly? -Save the Children"){kind=logo}
Is the Philippines child-friendly? 400 children and adults gather in a national forum to voice out issues; recommendations to help nation be more child-friendly Manila, Philippines – The ultimate test of determining the child-friendliness of the country is to ask the children themselves, this according to Anna Lindenfors, Country Director of Save the Children in … Continue reading »
![[Statement] JOINT STATEMENT OF the 2nd ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ ASEAN People Forum (ACSC/APF) 2012 Phnom Penh, 16 November 2012](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/acsc_apf-2012-cambodia.png?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Statement] JOINT STATEMENT OF the 2nd ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ ASEAN People Forum (ACSC/APF) 2012 Phnom Penh, 16 November 2012")
JOINT STATEMENT OF the 2nd ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ ASEAN People Forum (ACSC/APF) 2012 Phnom Penh, 16 November 2012 Preamble The ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People‟s Forum (ACSC/APF) 2012 took place on the 14-16 November 2012. The event, attended by over 500 delegates, included not only participants from ASEAN member states but also representatives invited … Continue reading »
![[Event] FIND’s press forum and 27th founding anniversary, 23 Nov 2012](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/find.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Event] FIND’s press forum and 27th founding anniversary, 23 Nov 2012")
FIND’s press forum and 27th founding anniversary, 23 Nov 2012, Kenny Rogers Roasters, Matalino QC The Families of Victims of Involuntary Disappearance (FIND) welcomes the historic ratification of the proposed Anti-Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance Act of 2012 by the Senate and the House of Representatives on October 16, 2012. For almost two decades, the families … Continue reading »
![[In the news] Google rejects Philippine mayor’s ‘takedown’ request -InterAksyon.com](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/interaksyon-logo2.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[In the news] Google rejects Philippine mayor’s ‘takedown’ request -InterAksyon.com"){kind=logo}
Google rejects Philippine mayor’s ‘takedown’ request by J.M. Tuazon, InterAksyon.com November 17, 2012 MANILA, Philippines — Google turned down a request from a Philippine mayor to remove the content posted on its blogging platform that was critical of the public official, the search giant’s latest transparency report revealed. Covering the period of January to June … Continue reading »
![[From the web] Human Rights Day 2012- Your voice, your right. Your #VoiceCounts -OHCHR](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/ohchr-hrday2012.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[From the web] Human Rights Day 2012- Your voice, your right. Your #VoiceCounts -OHCHR")
Human Rights Day 2012 Where we come from does not determine who we can become. What we look like places no limits on what we can achieve. We should all have the right to express ourselves, all have the right to be heard, all have the right to be what we can be: To reach … Continue reading »
![[Press Release] ASEAN Human Rights Declaration Refuse to Protect LGBTIQ Rights!](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/asean-lgbt.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Press Release] ASEAN Human Rights Declaration Refuse to Protect LGBTIQ Rights!")
ASEAN Human Rights Declaration Refuse to Protect LGBTIQ Rights! This week November 18, 2012 at the ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) heads of state adopted the first ever ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD). To the grave disappointment of representatives of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and … Continue reading »
![[Event/Advisory] Brown rice campaign lunch and launch at Mercato Centrale -Dakila](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/brown-rice.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Event/Advisory] Brown rice campaign lunch and launch at Mercato Centrale -Dakila")
MEDIA ADVISORY November 15, 2012 DAKILA – Philippine Collective for Modern Heroism (+63) 916-368-5646 (02) 435- 4309 mabuhay@dakila.org.ph BROWN RICE CAMPAIGN LUNCH AND LAUNCH AT MERCATO CENTRALE WHAT: DAKILA – Philippine Collective for Modern Heroism and Oxfam, International will hold the Brown Rice Lunch and Launch, together with Mercato Centrale’s relaunch. Program consists of music … Continue reading »
MEDIA ADVISORY What: NATIONAL CHILDREN’S FORUM With Whom: Minerva Cabiles, Child Rights Governance Advisor, Save the Children Rodelio Ablir, Executive Director, Samahan ng Mamamayan – Zone One Tondo (ZOTO) Inc. And 400 children and adult representatives When: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, November 17, 2012 (Saturday) Amoranto Theater, Gate 4, Don Alejandro Roces cor. Reyes St., Quezon … Continue reading »
![[Press Release] UK, DOJ and PNP forge partnership on training of investigators and prosecutors to fight torture -MAG](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/162020_143869779004082_2021986_n.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Press Release] UK, DOJ and PNP forge partnership on training of investigators and prosecutors to fight torture -MAG")
UK, DOJ and PNP forge partnership on training of investigators and prosecutors to fight torture Impunity and insufficient evidence in torture cases against alleged perpetrators are still among the serious impediments to the prevention of torture. Consequently, few complaints are brought forward and few actual prosecutions are made. To help fight torture, the Medical Action … Continue reading »
![[Press Release] Active Vista Film Festival Celebrates National Deaf Awareness Week -Dakila](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/active_vista.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Press Release] Active Vista Film Festival Celebrates National Deaf Awareness Week -Dakila")
FILMS ENABLING THE NATION SCREENED IN CEBU Active Vista Film Festival Celebrates National Deaf Awareness Week The Active Vista Human Rights Film Festival commemorated the National Deaf Awareness Week with the screening of 4 short films that deal with issues of the deaf at the Cebu Public Library last March 14. In partnership with the … Continue reading »
![[Statement] Groups set National Day of Protest against high electricity rates on Nov. 22 -FDC](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/fdc.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Statement] Groups set National Day of Protest against high electricity rates on Nov. 22 -FDC")
Groups set National Day of Protest against high electricity rates on Nov. 22 MANILA, Philippines – The Freedom from Debt Coalition, together with various people’s organizations, will be holding a National Day of Protest on November 22, 2012 to register the people’s resistance to the skyrocketing electricity rates that continue to burden the people and … Continue reading »
![[Urgent Appeals] Indigenous activist accused of being a rebel is exonerated -AHRC](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/ahrc.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Urgent Appeals] Indigenous activist accused of being a rebel is exonerated -AHRC")
PHILIPPINES: Indigenous activist accused of being a rebel is exonerated ISSUES: Extrajudicial killing; human rights defenders; indigenous people; victim’s assistance & protection NEW REPORT: Special Report: The Philippines‘ hollow human rights system http://www.article2.org/pdf/v11n0203.pdf Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is pleased to inform you that an indigenous villager, one of the claimants of … Continue reading »
![[Press Release] 24-hour global #DirtyWeather report starts online -The Climate Reality Project](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/climate-reality-project-logo.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Press Release] 24-hour global #DirtyWeather report starts online -The Climate Reality Project"){kind=logo}
24-hour global #DirtyWeather report starts online Manila, Philippines – Climate activists around the world decided to be united online to expose the realities of and solutions to the climate crisis through Internet broadcast by featuring news, voices, and multimedia content across all 24 time zones. “Join us on November 15 at 9AM, Philippine time, until … Continue reading »
![[Press Release] ‘Blame yourself!’ Group demands Philex to pay fine for mine waste leak-ATM](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/atm-logo1.png?w=160&h=93&crop=1 "[Press Release] ‘Blame yourself!’ Group demands Philex to pay fine for mine waste leak-ATM"){kind=logo}
‘Blame yourself!’ Group demands Philex to pay fine for mine waste leak Philex mining must pay heavy fines for causing the country’s biggest mining disaster and must stop tossing the blame to other forces but themselves, said Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) after the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) confirmed in a report that the Philex … Continue reading »
![[Press Release] Pinoy-version Frankenstorms hit US, European countries Demand drastic GHG emissions cuts: cut it deep, cut it NOW! -PMCJ](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/pmcj-logo.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Press Release] Pinoy-version Frankenstorms hit US, European countries Demand drastic GHG emissions cuts: cut it deep, cut it NOW! -PMCJ"){kind=logo}
Pinoy-version Frankenstorms hit US, European countries Demand drastic GHG emissions cuts: cut it deep, cut it NOW! Manila, Philippines – Climate justice advocates and frankenstorms Sandy, Habagat, Sendong and Ondoy, stormed the United States Embassy to demand deep green house gas emissions cut, today. The 1000-strong group led by Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) … Continue reading »
