Women’s rights lawyers are organized in Beijing, with a new legal aid NGO based in Peking University. I just arrived from a seminar there on gender and law sponsored by Women Watch Beijing, together with Anna Wu, former head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of Hongkong, Kieren Fritzpatrick of Asia Pacific Forum […]
ENGENDERING THE PHILIPPINE JUDICIARY
By:
Rowena V. Guanzon, LLB, MPA
Aurora Javate- de Dios, MA
Theresa Balayaon, BSE
Damcelle Torres, LLB
In 2004, the U.P. Center for Women’s Studies, the U.P. Women’s Studies Foundation, Inc. and the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women, with the support of the United Nations Development Fund for Women-Bangkok, launched The 1st Gender Justice […]
Good news. The Juvenile Justice Bill passed 2nd reading in the Senate. Congratulations to the Juvenile Justice Network of the Philippines!
Will post Albert Muyot’s (Unicef) report next time.
Lucid Interval
First posted 06:03am (Mla time) Dec 06, 2005
By Rowena Guanzon
INQ7.net
FINALLY after two years, we have a conviction for violation of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 (Republic Act No. 9208) in the Regional Trial Court of Zamboanga City. There were previous convictions in Batangas province and Butuan City but these were for […]
Private prosecutors Sheila Bazar, Zoraya Andam et al appeared in black suits in the first preliminary investigation of the rape case against U.S. servicement in Olongapo City, thus earning the title of “the witches of Endor” from reputed “Amboy” Max Soliven of Philippine Star. Word reached the women lawyers so on the the […]
