| The People's Human Rights Amidst War and Globalization |
| HR Situationer |
| Saturday, 31 December 2005 00:00 |
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January to December 2002 Every human person is the "central subject of development". Based on and elaborating from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the international community affirms the inherent dignity of everyone, everywhere and "aims at the constant improvement of the well-being of the entire population and all individuals on the basis of their active, free and meaningful participation in [the comprehensive economic, social, cultural and political process] development and in the fair distribution of benefits resulting there from." It is in this framework that this human rights situationer is presented. The Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) notes three main issues that significantly affected human rights in the country in the year 2002: governance, war and peace, and globalization. Download the entire document here (PDF). Share This Article 
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