[SS10] Quarter 3

Human Rights

Is an entitlement that each individual is supposed to enjoy

Human Rights

These are rights due to everyone

Human Rights

Term comes from the latin word, ius

Human Rights

A cluster of basic principles concerning what is universally binding on the conscience of human beings

Human Rights

Includes not only legal rights but also moral values

Ius

Means what is due or owed to an individual or person

Ius

The root word of justice or iustitia

Iustitia

Which suggests that justice is delivered when an individual receives what is due him or her and is respected by everyone

The attainment of Human rights

Helps the person reach a level of condition that empowers him or her to live and face the demand of human nature

The attainment of Human rights

Entails respecting the rights of others as part of his or her moral responsibilities

Freedom-based human rights

Deals with civil and political rights

Freedom-based human rights

Includes social freedom, equality such as the right to equal education and opportunities that will enable people to advance in life regardless of their personal background such as sex, race, ethnicity, religion, disability, and others

Needs-based Human Rights

Deals with social and economic rights

Needs-based Human Rights

Are the type of rights that seek to provide equal opportunity for material needs to be met through the availability of resources such as health care that will help bring about decent social conditions and enable people to achieve freedom oriented rights

The Development of Human Rights

Represents the characteristics of the needs of the people at the time they were advocated

1. Civil and Political Rights

This type of rights can be traced back to the period of the English, American, and French Revolutions in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries

1. Civil and Political Rights

This stage is focused on the negative human rights as people fought for freedom from instead of the rights to

1. Civil and Political Rights

In this stage, the government's control or influence is being limited and its intervention minimized.

The English

Fought for their right to religion and the freedom to establish communities free from the control of the parliament

The Americans

Fought for the rights to establish their own government

The French

Fought against the oppression in their own country

2. Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights

This stage focuses on economic, social, and cultural rights which can be associated with the

evolutions in the twentieth century inspired by Marxist and Socialist Ideals

2. Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights

This stage highly required the protection and intervention of the government in achieving the rights

2. Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights

This stage focuses on the scope of needs-based rights

2. Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights

Instead of focusing on the freedom from, this stage focuses on the word rights to

2. Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights

These rights are found under Articles 22 to 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Article 22-27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Article 22 to 27

Article 22-27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Where we can find Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights.

Article 22-27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

This includes the right to security, right to work, protection against unemployment, right to rest, and leisure, and so on

3. Solidarity Rights

Is the last stage in the development of human rights

3. Solidarity Rights

This stage emanates from the values of the first two stages of human rights and are rooted in events and period of World War II

3. Solidarity Rights

Can be found in Article 28 of the Universal Declaration of Human rights.

3. Solidarity Rights

Presents itself as a collective rights but at the same time is also has an individual dimension

3. Solidarity Rights

Has six (6) claimed rights a. The rights to political, economic, social, and cultural self-determination b. The right to economic and social development c. The right to participate in and benefit from the common heritage of mankind d. The right to peace e. The right to a healthy and balanced environment f. The right to humanitarian disaster relief

Article 28 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Where we can find the Solidarity Rights.

Article 28 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

States that everyone is entitled to social and international order that will bring forth the achievement of solidarity rights

World War II

The events and period where the solidarity rights derive from

Children

Is one of the most prone victims of human rights violations for they are most vulnerable

Children's rights

The promotion of their rights is based on the framework of the Declaration of the rights of the child

The Convention on the Rights of the Child

What the United Nations created in 1989 for the protection of children and their rights

The Convention on the Rights of the Child

The children are considered and given much importance as members of the community under this convention.

The Convention on the Rights of the Child

Children are given the right to have a name and nationality as well as access to basic services with this convention.

UN Children's Fund

Also known as UNICEF

UN Children's Fund

The main agency to monitor the condition of children across countries

UN Children's Fund

Their main tasks involve helping countries provide proper access to health care, nutrition, functional education, clean drinking water, sanitation, and other basic services.

The Declaration of the rights of the Child

Calls for protection, opportunities, and facilities to be given to children to help them develop in a healthy and normal manner.

Women's Rights

The state of this rights is a result of years of transforming the status of how women should be treated

United Nations Charter of 1945

In this charter, there was already a commitment to providing equal rights to men and women

1952

When the UN first adopted its first legal instrument on women's rights, the Convention on the Political Rights of Women

The Convention on the Political RIghts of Women

The first legal instrument the UN adopted

The Convention on the Political RIghts of Women

This convention gave women the right to be treated equally with men when it comes to voting rights and holding public office

1957 Convention on the Nationality of Married Women

States that a awoman's nationality cannot be changed automatically either through marriage or the dissolving of marriage.

1957 Convention on the Nationality of Married Women

States that Women can't be forced to enter into a marriage contract or arrangement, particularly before the legal age.

Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women

Where Women are given the right to acquire properties as that of men.

Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women

Also guarantees that equal rights would be granted to them before the law.

Quezon City

Which city in the Philippines has a local ordinance of the protection of women under its gender and development division

Anticatcalling

This local ordinance was introduced by the city's councilor Lena Mari Juico under the leadership of the city's mayor, Herbert Bautista

Anticatcalling

Became an ordinance on May 16, 2016 after it was signed by the city council and the mayor

Anticatcalling

Is believed to be the first that imposes penalty on those who are found guilty

Anticatcalling

Its penalty amounts to 1.5k to 2k PHP or imprisonment for a day

Anticatcalling

This ordinance harmonizes with other laws protecting women such as the Magna Carta for Women, the Anti-Harrassment Act of 1995, and several campaigns particularly those of the UN women

Rights of People with Disabilities

Where its promotion and protection are instituted under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Guarantees the full enjoyment of human rights by those with disabilities without the experience of discrimination.

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Recognizes that disability evolves and that it results from the interaction between persons with impairments with attitudinal and environmental barries that may hamper the attainment of full participation in society.

Persons with Disabilities

They are individuals who are suffering from the restriction of different abilities as a result of mental, physical, or sensory impairment.

Persons with Disabilities

Their impairment hampers their ability to perform an activity in what is considered normal.

Persons with Disabilities

Their disability restricts or hinders them from doing daily living activities.

Proclamation No. 1870 of 1979

The proclamation where the Philippine government designated the month of July as the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Celebration

The National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Celebration

Is celebrated on the 23rd of July

The National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Celebration

Aims to prevent disability, rehabilitate those with disability, and attain effective integration of PWDs into mainstream society as mandated by Republic Act No.7277, the Magna Carta for the Disabled Person

Republic Act No.7277

The Magna Carta for the Disabled Person

Apolinario Mabini

The sublime paralytic and hero of the country

Apolinario Mabini

Birthday on the 23rd of July Executive Order No. 232

Apolinario Mabini

July 22, 1987

Apolinario Mabini

Established the National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons

The National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons

Serves as the government agency that takes care of the concerns of PWD's

The National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons

It comes up with programs that will address the needs of PWD's and at the same time coordinate with private institutions for the successful implementation of programs.

The presidency of Ferdinand Marcos

One of the most distinct era in the history for the human rights violations in the Philippines.

The presidency of Ferdinand Marcos

Where roughly around 75k gross human rights violations according to the report of the Human Rights Victims' Claims Board.

The presidency of Ferdinand Marcos

According to the Amnesty International, 70k People were imprisoned, 34k victims of torture and 3,240 killed.

September 23, 1972

The declaration of Martial Law

September 23, 1972

When many of the basic rights of Filipinos were suspended which includes the writ of Habeas Corpus

Habeas Corpus

The right to appear before a judge to determine the legality of detention

Desaparecidos

Persons who disappeared and are presumed killed by members of armed services such as the police

September 1992

When the Marcos Government was found guilty of systematic torture and was required to pay the damages of USD 2 billion to the 9,541 victims.

September 1992

When the biggest personal verdict in legal history was declared.

Electric Shock

one of the frequently used techniques. Usually, the electric wires were attached to the fingers and the genitalia of the victim. Sometimes, wires were attached to the arms and the head.

San Juanico Bridge

the victim lies between two beds and if his or her body falls or sags, the victim will be beaten.

Truth Serum

injected into the victim to make the victim "talk."

Russian Roulette

the victim is forced to aim a revolver with a bullet at his or her own head and then pull the trigger.

Beating

another favorite technique where a group of soldiers would beat manacled victims with "fists, kicks, and karate blows.

Pistol-Whipping

beating with rifle butts.

Strangulation

done by hand, electric wire, and steel bar.

Pepper Torture

a concentrated peppery substance is placed on the lips and genitals.

Flat Iron burns

a flat iron is used on the body of the victim.

Water Cure

another favorite technique. Huge amounts of water would be forced into the victim's mouth, and by beating;, water would be forced out.

Animal Treatment

victims are manacled and caged like beasts. Food is given under iron grills and detainees eat without even knowing what the food is for there are no lights in the cell.

Gender and Sex

Are often used interchangeable in spite of the growing advocacy on gender equality

Biological Sex

Is the inherent physical anatomy