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The Commission on Human Rights (Filipino: Komisyon ng Karapatang Pantao) (CHR) is an independent constitutional office created under the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines, with the primary function of investigating all forms of human rights violations involving civil and political rights in the Philippines.
Original - Cyrus Cylinder; the world’s first charter of human rights in the British Museum in London. Observer Edit (Example only, do not vote for) - The focus is unmistakably on the document and it actually fills the frame. Not much can be done about technical quality due to heavy crop. Reason
The Cyrus Cylinder is an ancient clay cylinder, now broken into several pieces, on which is written an Achaemenid royal inscription in Akkadian cuneiform script in the name of the Persian king Cyrus the Great. [2] [3] It dates from the 6th century BC and was discovered in the ruins of the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon (now in modern Iraq ...
The Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) is a nationwide organization of human rights lawyers in the Philippines. [5] [6] It was founded in 1974 by Sen.Jose W. Diokno, [5] Lorenzo Tañada, [7] J.B.L. Reyes, [4] and Joker Arroyo [8] during the martial law era under former President Ferdinand Marcos. [9]
The sculpture was commissioned by the Farhang Foundation, and Balmond's design was selected among over 300 worldwide entries. The double-cylinder sculpture is made of two water jet-cut stainless steel double cylinders (gold interior cylinder, silver exterior cylinder), supported by two 15-foot diameter stainless steel half-rings.
Karapatan Alliance Philippines (commonly shortened to Karapatan, which translates to rights in Filipino) is a left-wing [1] [2] [3] non-governmental organization and human rights alliance [4] that conducts research and advocacy of human rights campaigns as well as monitoring and documentation of human rights violations in the Philippines, particularly in the context of the Philippine ...
In contrast to the articles assertion, the Cyrus cylinder does translate into freeing the 'bonded people' - and this is very commonly accepted to mean freeing slaves. Also their is no archaeological evidence, including the form of records (tokens/cylinder seals) that allude to the existence of slavery in the Achaemenid period.
First Prize: Ruth Elynia S. Mabanglo, “Mga Liham ni Pinay at Iba Pang Tula” Second Prize: Edgardo B. Maranan, “Namulandayan” Third Prize: Aida Santos Maranan, “Bangungot ng Lungsod at Iba pang Tula”