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AN ACT DEFINING THE RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, DECLARING STATE RESPONSIBILITIES, AND INSTITUTING EFFECTIVE MECHANISMS FOR THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THESE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
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Date filed
July 1, 2019
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00161 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT DEFINING THE RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, DECLARING STATE RESPONSIBILITIES, AND INSTITUTING EFFECTIVE MECHANISMS FOR THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THESE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS | |
| ABSTRACT : Aims to spell out the rights and freedoms of the Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), the obligations of the State and public authorities for the protection of such rights, the creation and composition of the Human Rights Defenders Protection Committee tasked to enforce these obligations, and the penalties for the violations of this Act. | |
| ALIAS NAME : "Human Rights Defenders Protection Act" | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BELMONTE, JOSE CHRISTOPHER Y. | |
| DATE FILED : 2019-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Salvador-Tambunting (000 2021-09-06) | 2. Cabatbat (000 2021-09-14) |
| 3. Sangcopan (000 2021-11-17) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| MOTHER BILL: HB10576 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS ON 2019-07-23 |
Abstract
Aims to spell out the rights and freedoms of the Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), the obligations of the State and public authorities for the protection of such rights, the creation and composition of the Human Rights Defenders Protection Committee tasked to enforce these obligations, and the penalties for the violations of this Act.
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