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November 2017
Human Rights News Roundup: Week of Nov. 19-25
IBP to lawyers: Actively intervene Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) President Atty. Abdiel Fajardo on Monday reminded lawyers to “actively intervene in the perceived disregard of the rule of law and seeming attack on [...]
Dear Millennials, Gary Granada Needs You
By Mateo P. Garcia Gary Granada has a career spanning three decades, a slew of hits, and a distinct artistic point of view. He can rest easy – but he’s doing quite the opposite. Gary [...]
The State of the Filipino Child under Duterte’s “War on Drugs”
By Aristotle Villaroman November 20 is known as Universal Children’s Day . This occasion commemorates the 1989 adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child , the basic international law on Children’s Rights, by the [...]
Children’s Rights: Understanding Adults’ Views on Children
By PhilRights Staff Advocating for children’s rights is about involving children in the goal of transforming societies. Both adults and children have to be educated and guided towards this direction. Our work in this area [...]
Welcome to Blogging Rights (and the new PhilRights.org)!
By PhilRights Staff Hello and welcome to Blogging Rights, PhilRights’ official blog! For our first post, we want to take the opportunity to introduce the revamped PhilRights.org. Starting today, you will see regular content about [...]
September 2014
The Declaration of Cyber-Martial Law: Examining the Provisions of the Cybercrime Prevention Act from a Human Rights Perspective
Atty. Karen Pimentel Simbulan The interest of society and the maintenance of good government demand a full discussion of public affairs. Complete liberty to comment on the conduct of public men is a scalpel in [...]