UP IHR holds Consultation on UNCRC General Comment No. 27 on Children’s Rights to Access to Justice and Effective Remedies On September 20, 2024, UP Law Center Institute of Human Rights (UP IHR), in partnership with Child Rights Coalition Asia, held a consultation on the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) General Comment No. 27 (GC 27) on Children’s Rights to Access to Justice and Effective Remedies. UP IHR Director Professor Elizabeth Aguiling-Pangalangan opened the program with a strong message of justice for children. Drawing from her years of service as an advocate for children’s rights…

UPLC WEP Holds Alpás Training for Private Sector Workers The University of the Philippines Law Center (UPLC) Workers and Employees Program (WEP) conducted virtually via Zoom the Alpás: WEP 2024 Training Series on Termination of Employment and Gender Orientation for Private Sector Workers on Saturdays, from 10 August 2024 to 14 September 2024. The forty (40) participants included representatives from unions, federations, labor organizations, and non-government organizations as well as workers in education, health care, power, telecommunications, paralegal, legal, transportation, and online. To date, Alpás is the fourth Training Series conducted by WEP and follows the 2022 WEP Training Series…

WEP, DOLE Second Paralegal Training Program Goes On Despite Carina and Habagat The University of the Philippines (UP) Law Center (UPLC) Workers and Employees Program (WEP), in collaboration with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), conducted the Second Paralegal Training Program on Labor Rights and Remedies last 23-28 July 2024 at the Pine Room, Sequioa Hotel, Quezon City.  Thirty-six (36) workers from various unions, federations, and other labor organizations in Regions IV-A, VI, VII, XI, and the National Capital Region took part. Given the 39 participants from the first paralegal training held in April 2024, the WEP DOLE Paralegal…

WEP, DOLE hold Paralegal Training Program on Labor Rights and Remedies The University of the Philippines (UP) Law Center (UPLC) Workers and Employees Program (WEP), in collaboration with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), conducted the first Paralegal Training Program on Labor Rights and Remedies last 11-12 and 17-20 April 2024.  Thirty-nine (39) representatives from various unions, federations, and other labor organizations took part in the training. The paralegal training program was conducted pursuant to the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) entered into by the UP College of Law, the UP Law Center, and the DOLE last 22 August 2023. …

UP College of Law and UP Institute of Human Rights Participate in the First Philippine Drug Policy and Law Reform Summit with the Philippine Government and United Nations The Drug Policy and Law Reform Summit (“Summit”) was held from July 10 to 12, 2024 which was synergized by the steadfast support from various sectors, organizations, and government agencies. The UP College of Law is the official academic partner of the project, while the UP Institute of Human Rights spearheaded the dialogues, submission of position papers, and pre-summit event. Prof. Glenda Litong and Atty. Raymond Baguilat, with their research team, drafted…