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.…

UP IHR Director takes part in the Global Event on the 25th Anniversary of the 1996 Child Protection Convention On October 19, 2021, the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) in The Netherlands celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the 1996 Child Protection Convention. The global event commemorated the advancement and promotion of the protection of all children across the world since October 19, 1996. In the global forum, distinguished experts among them judges, professors, litigators and child rights advocates discussed the historical significance of the Convention, its present development, and its future aspirations of ratification and accession for the…

UP LAW SENIOR LECTURER SPEAKS IN PANEL REGARDING DE-PLATFORMING EXTREMIST CONTENT BY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS The third installment of the Atlantic Council’s “After the Insurrection” series, examining how the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol is shaping the response against domestic terrorism threats by white supremacists and anti-government groups, titled “After the Insurrection: De-Platforming Violent Extremists: When, Why, and Why Not?” was held on May 11, 2021, 1:00 – 2:30pm EDT (May 12, 2021, 1:00 – 2:30am PHT) over Zoom. Among the speakers for this event was Prof. Jenny Jean B. Domino, Associate Legal Adviser for the International…

UP IHR Director Participates in ILO Workshop on Extrajudicial Killings of Labor Leaders On March 23, 2021, the International Labour Organization (ILO) hosted a virtual workshop on the extrajudicial killings of labor rights advocates in the Philippines. Participants from the government, trade unions, and the academe assessed the existing efforts to promote and protect workers’ rights, as well as proposed mechanisms to strengthen these efforts. In particular, the workshop focused on Administrative Order No. 15, which created an Inter-Agency Committee (IAC) to investigate extra-legal killings and other civil rights violations committed by State and non-State actors. Among those who spoke…