The Role of Non-

Governmental Organization
in the Protection and
Promotion of Human
Rights
AGENDA
Non Government NGOs in the
Organizations Philippines

Role of NGOs in Drafting Development

Charter on Human Rights Aggression

Rights of
Role of NGOs
Indigenous Tribes
Non Governmental-
Organizations
Non Governmental Organization
A non-governmental organization (NGO) is a not-for-
profit organization that is independent from states
and international governmental organizations. They
are usually funded by donations but some avoid
formal funding altogether and are run primarily by
volunteers.
Article 71 of the UN Charter
The Economic and Social Council may make suitable
arrangements for consultation with non-
governmental organizations which are concerned
with matters within its competence. Such
arrangements may be made with international
organizations and, where appropriate, with national
organizations after consultation with the Member of
the United Nations concerned.
NGOs and the United Nations
Consultative Status:
Council and Commission on Human Rights
Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of
Minorities

3 Requisites:
1. Those having basic interest in most of the activities of the Council
2. The bodies having particular competence on certain aspects of the
councils work
3. The NGOs concerned with building public opinion and disseminating
information
1503 Procedure
The complaint procedure, also known as procedure 1503, is a universal
mechanism bearing the number of the resolution by the former UN
Commission on Human Rights which established it. The procedure is
confidential and examines the human rights situation within a State.
The individuals or NGOs who file a complaint will not be informed about
the steps taken. Generally, they receive, as the only answer, a letter
confirming the reception of the complaint. Anonymous complaints are
not accepted.
Role of NGOs in Drafting the
UN Charter on Human Rights
The United Nations Preamble

UNITED NATIONS PREAMBLE

We the People of the United Nations
To reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth
of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of
nations large and small
Role of NGOs
NGOs as Ombudsmen
NGOs function as Ombudsmen, safe-guarding human rights and
calling the attention of the government on violations through
periodic reports, public statements participation in the
deliberations established by intergovernmental organizations
NGOs stimulate public opinions and initiation on the foundation of
foreign policy of countries on matters concerning the violation of
human rights
Monitoring of Government Compliance with
Human Rights
NGOs analyze national legislation and court decisions in compliance
with human rights treaties. They conduct their own independent
investigation on human rights violations
Humanitarian Assistance to Human Rights
Victims
International NGOs like the International Committee on Red Cross
render some substantial assistance to victims of human rights
violations
Legal Assistance to Human Rights Victims
Legal Representation of persons arbitrarily arrested, preparation of
documents to prove the innocence of persons unjustly accused,
petitions for the release of detainees and the utilization of the
complains procedure.
Main Function
Crucial in the NGO functions in the
promotion and protection of human rights
are investigation, documentation, exposure
and denunciation of violations of human
rights
Government Reaction
The critical conclusions of international NGOs in their monitoring
functions, for the compliance with international instruments on
human rights are usually not accepted by most governments. This
is true not only in authoritarian states but even in democratic
governments. Persons condemned to hard labor, arbitrary
detention of political dissenters are prevalent in Socialist States.
The discrimination of the African American in the United States is
too familiar
NGOs in the Philippines
NGOs in the Philippines

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Commission on Human Rights
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is an
independent National Human Rights Institution
(NHRI) created under the 1987 Philippine
Constitution, established on May 1987 by virtue
of Executive Order No. 163.
The Commission is mandated to conduct
investigations on human rights violations
against marginalized and vulnerable sectors of
the society, involving civil and political rights.
Development Aggression
Development Aggression
Development Aggression is a term used by indigenous peoples to refer to
development projects that violate their human rights.
It refers to projects planned or progressed without free, prior and informed
consent from an impacted local community as required by international law,
such as in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples.
Rights of Indigenous Tribes
Indigenous Communities
Indigenous communities, peoples, and nations are those that, having a
historical continuity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies that
developed on their territories, consider themselves distinct from other
sectors of the societies now prevailing in those territories, or parts of them.
Effectiveness
Human Rights Report in the
Philippines The Philippines has seen an unprecedented level of killing
by law enforcement since Duterte took office. Police
statistics show that from July 1 to November 3, 2016,
police killed an estimated 1,790 suspected drug pushers
and users. That death toll constitutes a nearly 20-fold
jump over the 68 such police killings recorded between
January 1 and June 15, 2016. Police statistics attribute an
additional 3,001 killings of alleged drug dealers and drug
users to unknown vigilantes from July 1 to September 4.
The police categorize those killings as deaths under
investigation, but there is no evidence that police are
actively probing the circumstances in which they
occurred.
Human Rights Report in the
Philippines In 2015, The Philippine government detained more than
140 children in advance of the Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) summit in Manila. The arbitrary
detentions were part of so-called clearing operations
aimed at beautifying the city ahead of the summit. Police
detained the children under guard in government
facilities for the homeless and orphans and then released
them without charge when the summit concluded.
Child labor in small-scale gold mines remains a serious
problem. Children work in unstable 25-meter-deep pits,
dive underwater to mine, and process gold with mercury.
Small steps taken by authorities to tackle child labor
such as vocational training for former child miners in one
mining townhave been undermined by continued lack
of regulation of the small-scale gold mining sector, and by
the government's failure to address child labor
systematically.
Human Rights Report in the
Philippines
National Commission for Culture and the Arts Chair
Felipe De Leon took note of development aggression
targeting areas in Mindanao with rich resources; many of
these places are territories of the IPs.
The lumad comprise the indigenous people living in
Southern Mindanao. They have become refugees in
different parts of the country as they flee from escalating
violence, rape and harassment by mining and other
business interests taking over their territories.
De Leon said the escalating attacks against the lumad
might show government people could be aiming for a
lopsided kind of development agenda helping only the
rich while aggravating the poor living conditions of most
people.
He added the lumad were particularly reeling from
aggressive mining interests as well as land-grabbing and
toxic wastes left by different industries in IP territories.
Investigation, Documentation,
Exposure and Denunciation of
Human Rights Violations
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