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Mangaser, Maxinne February 05, 2021

Marial, Rex Jay
Medina, Baron Miguel
Olbido, Cynth Agnes
Paulino, Joshua

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THE ADVOCACY OF “I AM HUMAN WITH RIGHTS”

I. INTRODUCTION

A. BACKGOUND
Human Rights are entitlements that every single one of us needs to have. It is a dignified
and fulfilled life to participate fully in society. Human Rights are given equally to everyone since
we are all human, they cannot be taken away from us, and they are all connected. Failure to protect
someone is right can lead to abuse of other rights; human rights are underpinned by a set of shared
values that have been prevalent in societies, civilizations, and religions throughout history. We
should acknowledge that there are not just two genders, women, and men, who experience various
human rights abuses, but lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queers, and the list go on. Fairness,
respect, equality, dignity, and autonomy are the values included not just for two genders but all. It
is also preeminent to perceive that children experience human rights abuses and are affected by
them differently.
The Modern Human Rights era can be remembered as a struggle to end discrimination,
slavery, genocide, and government oppression. After WW I or World War I, many people declared
and accompanied the international system, including many scholars, activists, and some national
leaders, to protect the most fundamental rights and human freedoms. The efforts to secure
fundamental rights and human freedoms, diminish the government's power that they sometimes
 uphold to use against other countrymen, and violate these rights were insufficient. That is why they
adopted a global instrument that will help enshrined human rights. Hence, the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights (UDHR) was made as part of the United Nations' emergence (UN).
Cultural Rights, economic, Basic Civil, and Political was the first UDHR documented that
all human beings should enjoy internationally. The vote to adopt the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights was considered a triumph as its unified diverse nations and conflicting political
regimes. However, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was not legally permanent, but it
carries significant moral weight to serve the world. The United Nations (UN) drafted two
settlements on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) to give the human rights listed in
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the force of law. Politics prevented the creation of a
consolidated treaty, the two settlements that the UDHR had that are interrelated, and the right that
contained the settlement that has the fulfillment of the rights contained in the other. However, the
division of rights between the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) is artificial. It reflects the global ideological divide during
the Cold War.

B. STATEMENT OF THE PURPOSE

The purpose of this study is to help people have a more open eye for the fair and clean
justice system every Filipino deserves. Human rights describe equal rights and freedom for
everybody by being human and without distinction of race, color, sex, language, religion, political,
or other opinions. Human rights are defined as freedom from unlawful imprisonment, torture, and
execution and regarded as belonging fundamentally to all persons. The term freedom of
expression is usually used synonymously but includes any act of seeking, receiving, and imparting
information or ideas, no matter the medium used. Human rights within the Philippines are a topic
of concern and controversy. The right to freedom of speech is not absolute in our country, and
therefore the right is usually subject to limitations. The right to freedom of expression is
recognized as a human right under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and
recognized in international laws in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
(ICCPR). That states that everybody shall have the proper to carry opinions without interference,
and everybody shall have the true freedom of expression.
 C. METHOD
Since we are still in the middle of pandemic, the team are not allowed to execute public
events or join with organizations who are currently fighting for human rights, our health is still our
number one prioritize. However, there are still things that we can do despite of being in the comfort
of our homes; Campaigning, it involves speaking publicly that we can carry through online
platforms with a view to generating a response from the wider public.
Techniques that can be used to campaign our advocacy:

• chain e-mail or letter

• opinion pieces and letters to the editor in newspapers

• newsletters

• media partnerships with newspapers, journalists and film-makers

• web-based bulletins and online discussions

• public events (online)

• large-scale advertising campaigns.

II. THE ADVOCACY

A. VISION AND MISSION STATEMENT

VISION

Our vision is to aspire the world a fundamental human rights and fundamental freedoms
that are universally recognized and respected by all, and where everyone has the right to defend
these rights and freedoms without fear of threats or attack. We want spread awareness about the
interplay of Human rights and power structures in shaping an individual’s life in all its spheres.

MISSION

Our goal is to be a spokesperson for the voiceless and an advocate for people all over the
world for human rights. For all human beings, our advocacy would strive to ensure a fair playing
field.
B. OBJECTIVES

• To raise awareness that everyone’s right is equally important.

• To create activities that will promote equality among each and everyone.

C. STRATEGIES

• Through an online platform, a message will be posted using a Multi-media Advocacy

Campaign (MAC) that implies that people have their own right to life, liberty, and personal
security.

• On the same online platform, activities will be implemented to make people feel that they
are all equal before the law.

D. ACTION PLAN

Advocacy Objectives Resources Support

• Facebook Page will be Personnel: • Some students from De la

the team’s main • Mangaser, Maxinne Salle University –
platform to spread • Marial, Rex Jay Dasmariñas who are
awareness about human • Medina, Baron Miguel willing to fight for human
rights. • Olbido, Cynth Agnes rights.
• Sharing videos about • Paulino, Joshua • Advocates/Association/
the said advocacy and Organization of Human
educating people about Budget: Rights (ex. Philippine
what is our advocacy all • There will be no budget Alliance of Human Rights
about. allotted for this activity Advocates (Pahra))
since it will be held
online.

Materials:
• Graphic Design
Platform
• Facebook Page
• Internet Connection
• Reliable Sources
• News Outlets
 Target/Agents Strategies Action Steps

Target Beneficiaries: • Through an online • Making infographics

• Right holders who are
being oppressed and
experiencing injustice
in our current system.
• On the same online
platform, a Multi-media
Advocacy Campaign
(MAC) will be posted
containing the message
to the audience that they
have their right to life,
liberty, and personal
security.
platform, activities will
be implemented to make
people feel that they are
free and equal before the
law.
about Human Rights.
• Making informative posts
on our social media
platforms.
• Online Protest will also be
part of our campaign.
• Join other
organizations/association
that signs petition about
social injustice and for
those who are being
oppressed.

CONCLUSION

With our advocacy, we might help the community spread their right as a human being. They might
be abused without them knowing. We acknowledge embodying critical values in our society, such as
fairness, equality, dignity, and respect. It is essential means of protection for all of us, especially those who
may face isolation, neglect, and abuse. Without opening these kinds of conversations, Human rights will
always be abused by those who have power. Tying up with people is one of the best ways to be reminded
that human rights issues affect not just those who are uneducated but everyone, and we all must be
responsible and at the helm for creating real change. In conclusion, competing in human rights situations
will unavoidably arise in so many contexts. We believe that human rights should include those who are
propertied people and distribute equally, even uneducated individuals. Educators, Employers,
Professional and Non-Professional, and other responsible pares should be covered by the code and have
the following responsibility for nourishing an inclusive environment free from any harassment and
discrimination. Everywhere in the world where everyone is right should be uplifted and respected. The
right for people to vote for whomever their heart desires, to wear what they want to wear, freedom from
torture and slavery, the right to have an education and to have decent work, and freedom of opinion and
expression are some of the fundamental human rights to take care of people against abuse by those who
are taking advantage of their power. Without these fundamental human rights, we do not believe that
people can be truly free from the abusers.
 Work Cited

2 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), “International Human Rights Law,”
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/InternationalLaw.aspx. 3 The 58-member General
Assembly unanimously ratified the UDHR, with eight abstentions. United

Human rights in the Philippines; https://www.bartleby.com/essay/Human-Rights-Violation-in-the-

Philippines-PKHSSJC436ZZA

Nations, “A United Nations Priority,” accessed Jan. 13, 2014,

http://www.un.org/rights/HRToday/declar.htm. 4 UN Cyber School Bus, “Understanding Human
Rights,” http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/humanrights/about/understanding.asp.

World Report 2019: Rights Trends in Philippines. (2019, January 22). Retrieved from
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2019/country-chapters/philippines

Video Shareable Link

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