Former UP Law Dean and former ICC Judge Raul C. Pangalangan was recently appointed to head a Commission of Inquiry at the International Labour Organization (ILO). The Commission of Inquiry is ILO’s highest-level investigative procedure under its Constitution, and is generally set up when a member State is accused of committing persistent and serious violations and has repeatedly refused to address them. Since the ILO’s founding in 1919, it has created only fourteen such Commissions. In March this year, the ILO Governing Body established a Commission of Inquiry to consider the complaint concerning non-observance by Myanmar of the Forced Labour…

Atty. Ice Baguilat lectures in UP IHR forum on Indigenous Peoples in the Academia In celebration of the National Day of Indigenous Peoples and International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the UP IHR organized a forum entitled “Indigenous Peoples and Learning Spaces in the Academe” on 9 August 2022. The event which was held at the Bocobo Hall and simultaneously presented via Zoom and Facebook Live was opened by UP IHR Director Professor Elizabeth Aguiling-Pangalangan. In her welcome address, Professor Aguiling-Pangalangan pointed out that the role of academia in advancing IP rights is undeveloped. She highlighted the importance of…

Asst. Prof. Tiu serves as resource person on Business and Human Rights As part of the Commission on Human Rights Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ESCR) Center’s training of stakeholders on business and human rights, Assistant Professor Michael T. Tiu, Jr. served as resource person and delivered a presentation on the role of the State in the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP) Framework. Prof. Tiu discussed the state’s duty to protect human rights as one of the three pillars of the UNGP, and elaborated on the foundational and operational principles that stress the State’s duties…

Geneva-based NGO taps UP IHR Director Professor Elizabeth Aguiling-Pangalangan as Expert UP IHR Director Professor Elizabeth Aguiling-Pangalangan’s contribution on the rights of children to have an identity earned  recognition from Child Identity Protection (CHIP), a Geneva-based International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO). Professor Aguiling-Pangalangan’s work was cited by CHIP in its 2022 signature publication entitled “Preserving ‘family relations’: an essential feature of the child's right to identity”. The said publication argues for the recognition of the right of the child to identity as a stand-alone right. It frames identity rights as the right to be registered at birth, have proof of one’s registration, have…

Curbing the Pandemic of Disinformation: What Really Happened During Martial Law On 21 April 2022, the UP Institute of Human Rights (UP IHR) and Democracy Watch Philippines - a citizen-led democratic initiative whose advocacies include combating election-related disinformation, hosted the online forum entitled, “Curbing the Pandemic of Disinformation: What Really Happened During Martial Law”. The forum challenged the false narratives being spread on social media about the country’s Martial Law experience under the Marcos Dictatorship. It further underscored the dangers of disinformation & fake news and highlighted the urgent need for everyone to combat it. The event, moderated by UP…

Asst. Prof. Tiu leads Research Team of UP Law students in Anti-Corruption in the Law Enforcement Sector Project On 13 December 2021, Assistant Professor Michael T. Tiu, Jr. presented the report and the findings of the research on anti-corruption gaps, issues, and best practices conducted by a team composed of UP College of Law students Franco Luis G. Lopez and Adrian Gabriel C. Padilla. The Asia Foundation and the Office of the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the US Embassy in Manila organized the Anti-Corruption in PH Law Enforcement forum webinar in celebration of the International Anti-Corruption Day.…