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[From the web] Inter-Agency Com on ELK & Enforced Disappearance Guidelines for Investigation & Prosecution
Inter-Agency Committee on Extra-Legal Killings and Enforced Disappearance Meet to Adopt Guidelines for Investigation and Prosecution Source: http://www.doj.gov.ph On April 18, 2013, the Inter-Agency Committee (IAC) on Extra-Legal Killings, Enforced Disappearances, Torture and Other Grave Violations of the Right to Life, Liberty and Security of Persons, chaired by the Department of Justice (DOJ), held its … Continue reading »
[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 »
[Resources] Myths and misconceptions about Filipino Sign Language (FSL) -Philippine Deaf Resource Center
PHILIPPINE DEAF RESOURCE CENTER FACT SHEET #1 Myths and misconceptions about Filipino Sign Language (FSL) Filipino Sign Language is pantomime and body language. FALSE. Filipino Sign Language is a true language, with complex visual structure like the other over 100 recognized sign languages of the world. Filipino Sign Language is based on Filipino. NO. It … Continue reading »
[Resources] FAQs for the DEAF RALLY for FSL -Philippine Deaf Resource Center
FAQs for the DEAF RALLY for FSL on Nov.5, 2012 KNOW THE ISSUES! WHY ALL THE SUDDEN INTEREST IN FILIPINO SIGN LANGUAGE (FSL)? The “sudden” interest revolves around House Bill 6079 which was filed this year by Cong. Antonio Tinio (ACT Party List), a proposed legislation “Declaring Filipino Sign Language of the Filipino Deaf and … Continue reading »
[Resources] Phil. Government Report on ICCPR
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 40 of the Covenant Fourth periodic reports of States parties Philippines Introduction 1. This regular report on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) was prepared in accordance with the consolidated guidelines for State reports under the International Covenant on Civil and … Continue reading »
[Off-the-shelf] Children of the Sunshine Industry: Child Labor and Workers’ Condition in Oil Palm Plantations in Caraga-CTUHR
Children of the Sunshine Industry: Child Labor and Workers’ Condition in Oil Palm Plantations in Caraga SYNOPSIS Children of the Sunshine Industry: Child Labor and Workers’ Condition in Oil Palm Plantations in Caraga Twenty-four percent of the workers in the Philippine palm oil industry are children. Only five to 17 years of age, they work … Continue reading »
[Resources] UN HRC- Participation in the reporting process, Guidelines For NGOs -CCPR
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE- Participation in the reporting process Guidelines For Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) “These guidelines make readily available to all NGOs the expertise which the Centre for Civil and Political Rights has accrued in the area of the reporting process. The combination of detailed practical and substantive information should make these Guidelines extremely useful in … Continue reading »
[Resources] Manual on human rights reporting under six major international human rights instruments -OHCHR
MANUAL ON HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTING UNDER SIX MAJOR INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS UNITED NATIONS Geneva, 1997 The promotion of the respect for human rights is one of the essential purposes of the United Nations. The commitment to “promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all with out distinction as to … Continue reading »
[Resources] Submission of KARAPATAN to UNHRC for ICCPR
Submission of the national human rights organization KARAPATAN, Alliance for the Advancement of People’s Rights to the United Nations Human Rights Committee in its 106th Session Palais Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland, October 15-November 2, 2012 This is an alternative note of the Philippine national human rights organization, KARAPATAN Alliance for the Advancement of People’s ights to … Continue reading »
[Resources] PHILIPPINES Civil Society Report on the Implementation of the ICCPR
PHILIPPINES Civil Society Report on the Implementation of the ICCPR (Replies to the List of Issues CCPR) Civil Society Report to the UN Human Rights Committee, 106th Session (October 15-November 2, 2012) for the Philippines Fourth Periodic Report on the CCPR. The preparation and submission of this report is a collaborative effort of twenty (20) … Continue reading »
[Resources] Review of the Fourth Periodic Report of the Philippines to the ICCPR
Review of the Fourth Periodic Report of the Philippines to the ICCPR The International Covenant on Civil Political Rights (ICCPR) together with the International Convention on Economic Socio Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) are collectively referred to as the International Bill of Rights. As a treaty, the ICCPR established … Continue reading »
[Resources] Executive Order No. 79
Executive Order No. 79, s. 2012 MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 79 INSTITUTIONALIZING AND IMPLEMENTING REFORMS IN THE PHILIPPINE MINING SECTOR PROVIDING POLICIES AND GUIDELINES TO ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESPONSIBLE MINING IN THE UTILIZATION OF MINERAL RESOURCES WHEREAS, Section 16, Article II of the 1987 Constitution provides … Continue reading »
[Resources] Torture and ill-treatment in the Philippines–Implementation of the Anti-Torture Act
Torture and ill-treatment in the Philippines–Implementation of the Anti-Torture Act The Alternative Report jointly prepared and submitted by the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT), the Medical Action Group (MAG) and the Balay Rehabilitation Center to the UN Human Rights Committee, 106th Session (October 15-Novemner 2, 2012) for the Philippines Fourth Periodic Report on … Continue reading »
[Resources] Right to Food Journal Is Out! -FIAN
Right to Food Journal Is Out! The FIAN Right to Food Journal, formerly the Right to Food Quarterly, which provides experts, activists and other interested persons with information and analysis on the right to food and on important trends concerning Economic, Social and Cultural rights, is now available for download. In this issue, several articles … Continue reading »