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Human Rights, Modernity and Democratic Norms

ANALYSIS
The Philippines is a multi-party democracy with an elected president and legislature, and an active civil society sector. The government in 2012 adopted important legislation improving reproductive health and domestic workers rights and making enforced disappearances a criminal offense, as well as seeking ways to improve the criminal justice system. Extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances have decreased since President Benigno S. Aquino III took office in 2010. However, harassment and violence implicating military and police personnel against political activists and journalists continue. The country has a vibrant media, but free expression suffered a serious setback when Congress passed a law allowing stiff criminal sentences for online defamation.

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Observation

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Recommendation .. 4 Bibliographies .

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Books:

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Economics book by Gerardo P. Sicat Some unknown authors and writers

Internet:

Dr. E. San Juan, Jr. * Writer of various articles about killings Jamen Rights http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale-crop-200wPetras and Robin EastmanAbaya * Commentator of Human-

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Comparative Paper
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A study by:

Jun Emerald Estrella IV-Rizal

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