Posted onJune 17, 2024byHuman Rights Online PhilippinesLeave a comment #HumanRights #Health | BAN Toxics demands Quezon City take action against the sale of banned mercury-laden cosmetics in Ever Gotesco Mall. Despite regulations, toxic products continue to threaten public health. Thony Dizon calls...
#HumanRights #FreedomFromTorture | Basta! Run Against Torture (BRAT) began on June 25, 2002, spearheaded by UATC-Philippines. This annual event, now in its 14th year, champions the fight against torture, promoting humane treatment and raising awareness about the Anti-Torture Law. Join BRAT XIV...
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Recent years have seen additional “Outlines for Women’s and Children’s Development” adopted, and “Law on the Protection of Women’s Rights and Interests” amended to further promote gender equality and all-around development of women and children in China. The physically underprivileged in Chi...
Widespread and systematic human rights violations on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, and homosexuality persist in the Philippines. The arrests, harassment, and discrimination faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the Philippines demonstrate the urgent need ...
The Human Rights Law Centre is an independent organization dedicated to human rights. Using strategic legal action, advocacy and policy solutions, the NGO works to end inequalities and injustice in Australia. Its impact areas include protecting democratic freedoms, partnering with Aboriginal and Torres ...
The authors investigate places such as the Dominican Republic, Nigeria, and the Philippines. The contemporary world is defined by globalization. While global human rights standards and institutions have been established, assaults on human dignity continue. These essays identify the new challenges to be...
The Contentious Politics of Labour Rights as Human Rights: Lessons from the Implementation of Domestic Workers Rights in the Philippines 1 The 189 Convention Concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers is considered a key example of the ongoing process of convergence between labour rights and human ...
#HumanRights #RestorativeJustice | Justice isn’t about punishment; it’s about healing. In the Philippines, the path forward rejects the death penalty, embracing restorative justice instead. This approach fosters accountability, compassion, and true reconciliation, building a society that values life ...
Posted onFebruary 24, 2013byHuman Rights Online PhilippinesLeave a comment A project in honor of the Nameless Heroes and Martyrs Launched In time with the commemoration of the 27th Anniversary of the EDSA people power and the signing of the Compensation Act for Victims of Martial Law, a project...