Topic: Human Rights
Those Who Choose to Go on Mission
October 20, 2010 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
In October, Mission Sunday is a day to remember the thousands of courageous dedicated people who have chosen to do something to help others, less fortunate than them. They are people who appreciate all they have in life and go out beyond their insular lives and family, to share with others and to give back […]
Read More...Catholic Priest murdered in the Philippines remembered
October 18, 2010 ·
Early on the morning of Sunday 6 September, Fr Cecilio Lucero was gunned down in an ambush by approximately 30 heavily armed masked men in Sitio Puente, Barangay Lahuyan, San Jose town, Northern Samar. Fr Lucero was the parish priest of Catubig, Samar.
Read More...Mullen welcomes "momentous" Council of Europe victory for conscientious objection
October 11, 2010 ·
News Release – 8th October 2010 – Immediate release Party at the Council of Europe, Luca Volonte, led the way in pushing through 29 amendments to a report which initially intended to severely restrict the right of medical staff to refuse to participate in procuring an abortion, but which in the end was transformed into […]
Read More...Nobel Peace Prize awarded to China dissident Liu Xiaobo
October 8, 2010 ·
Jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo has been named the winner of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. Making the announcement in Oslo, the head of the Norwegian Nobel committee said Mr Liu was “the foremost symbol” of the human rights struggle in China.
Read More...Preda Newsletter May 2010
May 31, 2010 ·
Preda has been working for 36 years, since its founding in 1974 to rescue youth and children from jail, abusers, death squads and the streets. We have exposed the torture and abuse of children in prisons in Metro Manila and elsewhere. With the help of you, our supporters, there are 112 child victims of abuse recovering at Preda and enjoying a happier life and well supported in best practice, run-separate communities.
Read More...R.A. No. 9851 – breakthrough law for IHL enforcement in the Philippines
January 8, 2010 · By Atty. Soliman M. Santos, Jr., CSI-IHL
Co-Founder/Convenor, Civil Society Initiatives for International Humanitarian Law (CSI-IHL) Quezon City, Philippines, 8 January 2010 Republic Act No. 9851, the new “Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and Other Crimes Against Humanity” signed into law on 11 December 2009, is a breakthrough law for the enforcement of international humanitarian law (IHL) as […]
Read More...Themes of Catholic Social Teaching
August 28, 2009 ·
The Church’s social teaching is a rich treasure of wisdom about building a just society and living lives of holiness amidst the challenges of modern society. Modern Catholic social teaching has been articulated through a tradition of papal, conciliar, and episcopal documents. The depth and richness of this tradition can be understood best through a […]
Read More...Philippines – Trafficking in Persons
July 31, 2009 · By Hyun Jae Lee
Independent Study of a Legal Intern to PREDA Research by: Hyun Jae Lee BACKGROUND: Based on the report generated by the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (OMCTP), the Republic of Philippines was categorized in the 2nd Tier Watch List.[1] It is considered as a country of origin, transit, and destination for human […]
Read More...Kids Still Jailed in Manila – PREDA
December 31, 2007 · By Rene Q. Bas
First of two parts Children are still jailed in Manila—contrary to what the city jail and social welfare officials told The Manila Times in an earlier report. “True, the kids are not in the city jail. But they are jailed in two other buildings in a compound just a five-minute walk away from city hall,” […]
Read More...Preda Newsletter September 2007
September 4, 2007 ·
Dear supporters and defenders for children, My apologies for not writing to you before now. There has been a lot of activities, rescuing children, caring for them, campaigning for children’s rights and overseeing the construction of the new children’s home and vocational training center. Child rescue. Last week, we had an appeal for help from […]
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