Human Rights Violation RPH

● Introduction to Human Rights
Human rights are a set of principles concerned with equality and fairness. They recognise our
freedom to make choices about our lives and to develop our potential as human beings. They
are about living a life free from fear, harassment or discrimination.
Human rights can broadly be defined as a number of basic rights that people from around the
world have agreed are essential. These include the right to life, the right to a fair trial, freedom
from torture and other cruel and inhuman treatment, freedom of speech, freedom of religion,
and the rights to health, education and an adequate standard of living.
These human rights are the same for all people everywhere – men and women, young and old,
rich and poor, regardless of our background, where we live, what we think or what we believe.
This is what makes human rights ‘universal’.
(What is HR? Importance of HR, International Bill of HR, Origin of HR in the Philippines)
The International Bill of Human Rights is a powerful statement of your rights and should
persuade all Governments to respect your rights.
Agreement of the philippine constitution which provides for the establishment of a Commission
on Human Rights on February 20 1986 then President Ferdinand Marcos signed Presidential
Decree No. 2036 creating the Commission on Human Rights
● Characteristics of Human Rghts

● Categories of Human Rrights
● Human Rights Violation

● Types of Human Rights Violation
● Consequences of Human Rights Violation
● Accountability and Action
Focusing on the right to

information, it is from this right that other basic human rights can flow, and considering
different
cases studies to show that information empowers people to demand adherence to the
whole range of
their human rights and how the right has been used by ordinary people to change
systems and redress
grievances.
The effectiveness of an accountability mechanism often depends on the strength of the

legal system in which it is
situated. Advocates seeking to hold perpetrators of human rights abuses accountable
should consider which legal
system offers the best opportunity for accountability: the legal system of the country
where the human rights
violations occurred; the domestic laws of another country; an international tribunal; or
another international
mechanism.
Advocates should also consider their objectives, the types of outcomes that various
accountability mechanisms
can offer, and the likelihood that those outcomes will happen. Judicial mechanisms
typically focus on punishing perpetrators or compensating victims. Truth commissions
generally focus on creating a public record of the
human rights violations and making recommendations to governmental bodies.
Ombudsmen and national human
rights commissions can be uniquely situated to advance institutional reforms within
government structures.
Suspension or expulsion from intergovernmental organizations often targets a country’s
leadership, but it can
have consequences for others in the country as well.
THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
ARTICLE XI
ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICERS
Section 1. Public office is a public trust. Public officers and employees must, at all
times, be accountable to the people, serve them with utmost responsibility, integrity,
loyalty, and efficiency; act with patriotism and justice, and lead modest lives.
Section 2. The President, the Vice-President, the Members of the Supreme Court, the
Members of the Constitutional Commissions, and the Ombudsman may be removed
from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, culpable violation of the Constitution,
treason, bribery, graft and corruption, other high crimes, or betrayal of public trust. All
other public officers and employees may be removed from office as provided by law, but
not by impeachment.
Section 3. (1) The House of Representatives shall have the exclusive power to initiate
all cases of impeachment.
● Conclusion
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● Introduction to Human Rights

● Characteristics of Human Rghts

● Human Rights Violation

Focusing on the right to

The effectiveness of an accountability mechanism often depends on the strength of the

THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

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