Bill Type
Congress Name
Full Title of Bill
AN ACT RECOGNIZING INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS AND ORGANS OF SOCIETY THAT PROMOTE AND PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, PROVIDING PROTECTION, SECURITY, BENEFITS AND WELFARE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THERFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
August 30, 2022
Date Read
September 5, 2022
Bill Status
Pending with the Committee on HUMAN RIGHTS since 2022-09-05
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04124 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT RECOGNIZING INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS AND ORGANS OF SOCIETY THAT PROMOTE AND PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, PROVIDING PROTECTION, SECURITY, BENEFITS AND WELFARE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THERFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : Defines Human Rights Defender to any person (State or non-State Actor) _ who accepts the universality of human rights as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, who promotes and protects human rights, including but not restricted to the elimination of apartheid, all forms of racial discrimination, colonialism, foreign domination or occupation, aggression or threats to national sovereignty, national unity or territorial integrity and from the refusal to recognize the right of people to self-determination and the right of every people to exercise full sovereignty over its wealth and natural resources through peaceful means unless provided for by law… |
| ALIAS NAME : “Human Rights Defenders Recognition Act†|
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SALO, RON P. |
| DATE FILED : 2022-08-30 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Tan (K.M.) (000 2023-02-27) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS ON 2022-09-05 |
Abstract
ABSTRACT : Defines Human Rights Defender to any person (State or non-State Actor) _ who accepts the universality of human rights as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, who promotes and protects human rights, including but not restricted to the elimination of apartheid, all forms of racial discrimination, colonialism, foreign domination or occupation, aggression or threats to national sovereignty, national unity or territorial integrity and from the refusal to recognize the right of people to self-determination and the right of every people to exercise full sovereignty over its wealth and natural resources through peaceful means unless provided for by law…
Significance