HR inSIGHTS
Human Rights News Delivered Weekly.
January 2019
EXPLAINER: Ano nga ba ang Right to Social Security?
by Napoleon Santos Nitong nakaraang taon, umugong ang balitang pitong taon na lamang ang itatagal ng pondo ng Social Security System (SSS) kung ipagpapatuloy nito ang dagdag na Php 1,000 sa benepisyong matatanggap ng mga [...]
4Ps and Human Rights Series Part 3: Optimizing Strengths and Filling the Gaps in 4Ps Implementation
by Isaac Linco ABOUT THIS SERIES: It has been over 11 years since the inception of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). This three-part series examines the ways it has or has not addressed the [...]
4Ps and Human Rights Series Part 2: 4Ps’ Impact on Children’s Rights and Women’s Rights
by Isaac Linco ABOUT THIS SERIES: It has been over 11 years since the inception of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). This three-part series examines the ways it has or has not addressed the [...]
KALITAWHAN: Lowering MACR back to 9 will do more harm than protection
A statement on lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility KALITAWHAN Network is in disbelief and outraged that some lawmakers are considering lowering the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility (MACR) to 9‐years old. We believe [...]
4Ps and Human Rights Series Part 1: Poverty? 4Ps Offers a Solution
by Isaac Linco ABOUT THIS SERIES: It has been over 11 years since the inception of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). This three-part series examines the ways it has or has not addressed the [...]
December 2018
Of Human Rights and Human Lives: Duterte’s Authoritarianism and its Impact on Human Rights
Philippine Human Rights Situationer 2018 PhilRights National Situationer 2018Download Part 1. Kill Policies and the Reign of Impunity [su_heading size="20"]"Your concern is human rights, mine is human lives." [/su_heading] President Rodrigo Duterte, SONA 2018 In his [...]