Blog Posts on human rights

[From the web] 10 Reasons Internet Access is a Basic Human Right -www.myispfinder.org by hronlineph.com on Feb 9, 201210 Reasons Internet Access is a Basic Human Right On February 8, 2012 Because its development began in our lifetimes, many of us who still recall life pre-internet find it difficult to grasp the idea of it rising to the level of a basic human right.

Church leaders offer sanctuary for imprisoned peace consultants by Politika 2013 on Feb 9, 2012“Stand Firm! Persevere! Proclaim the Gospel of Peace!” Statement of the 2nd Ecumenical Church Leaders’ Summit on the GPH-NDFP Peace Negotiations Betania Retreat House, Lahug, Cebu City February 6-8, 2012 “This is what Yahweh asks of you, only...

[Press Release] Immediate issuance of rational mining policy is necessary—Alyansa Tigil Mina by hronlineph.com on Feb 9, 2012Calls on PNoy to address issues faced by the mining industry Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM), a national anti-mining coalition, responds to Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) and Mindanao Business Council (MBC) negative reaction to an alleged ‘le...

[In the news] Rape accomplice learns what’s reclusion perpetua the hard way -INQUIRER.net by hronlineph.com on Feb 8, 2012Rape accomplice learns what’s reclusion perpetua the hard way By Miko Morelos, Philippine Daily Inquirer February 7, 2012 MANILA, Philippines—“What does reclusion perpetua mean?” Erica Bianca Enanoria asked. Her smirking jail guard, leafing t...

[Press Release] Access to Justice: Case monitoring by the Philippine Deaf Resource Center 2006-2011 by hronlineph.com on Feb 6, 2012The Philippine Deaf Resource Center, Inc. (PDRC) presents its findings on monitoring of cases involving Deaf parties for the past five years, with a focus on data from its recent project, “Strategies for attaining legal access and safeguarding huma...

[Press Release] PALEA 300 moves for the dismissal of PAL harassment case by hronlineph.com on Feb 2, 2012 The Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA) will move today for the dismissal of the case filed by the management of Philippine Airlines (PAL) for alleged violation of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines law arising from the S...

Remembering Syria's past atrocities by Finest Kind Clinic and Fishmarket on Feb 2, 2012AlJazeerah has an article on the Hama massacre of 1982.It was February 2, 1982, when troops, ordered by the late President Hafez al-Assad, Bashar’s father, seized the city, and bombed its centre with fighter jets, according to an Amnesty Internat...

[Urgent Action] Missing men believed to be in police custody – AIPh by hronlineph.com on Feb 1, 2012URGENT ACTION: MISSING MEN BELIEVED TO BE IN POLICE CUSTODY by Amnesty International Philippines Further information on UA: 13/12 Index: ASA 35/002/2012 Philippines http://www.amnesty.org.ph/appeals.php?id=17 Date: 30 January 2012 Three men, who have...

[In the news] Rape: A horrific global phenomenon- GMA News by hronlineph.com on Jan 28, 2012Rape: A horrific global phenomenon. VERONICA PULUMBARIT, GMA News January 28, 2012 1  This is the first in a monthly series of articles about Violence Against Women. Rape, one of the worst human rights violations, happens everywhere. The stories are...

Critical Analyze - Human Rights Of People Suffering From AIDS by Thinking Made Easy on Jan 24, 2012Human Rights of People Suffering from AIDS AIDS has been an epidemic which widely spread all throughout the globe. Besides the agony that it is brought to the victim, it even fuels the endless stigma and discrimination on the people that are HIV posi...