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UN Upholds Victim’s Rights, Criticizes Philippine Government, Justice System

UN Upholds Victim’s Rights, Criticizes Philippine Government, Justice System

By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
She had to recount her ordeal in court over and over again while being questioned by defense attorneys whose aim was to destroy her credibility. She was called a “bad person”, a “whore”, an “adulteress”, and an “extortionist” by the Davao media. And after several years of an excruciating uphill battle, she lost her case in court. But she was undeterred.

Violence Against Women on the Rise, Use of Technology to Abuse Women Alarming – GABRIELA

Violence Against Women on the Rise, Use of Technology to Abuse Women Alarming – GABRIELA

The Anti-Violence against Women and Children Act or Republic 9262 of 2004 was passed “to protect the family and its members particularly women and children from violence and threats to their personal safety and security”. The intention of the law is to guarantee full respect for human rights of women and children. Five years since it was passed, the women’s group GABRIELA has been receiving an increasing number of reports of violence and threats against women and children.

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