Teach children human rights values to uphold, safeguard for a lifetime

Teach children human rights values to uphold, safeguard for a lifetime

Teach human rights values to children during their crucial formative years so they would uphold, safeguard and cherish them for a lifetime.

This was the statement issued by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to the proposal of Sen. Loren B. Legarda to include the Bill of Rights under Article III of the 1987 Constitution in the country’s educational curriculum.

Legarda’s bill plans to teach human rights principles among the younger generation in the hopes of empowering them with the knowledge that the practice of human rights comes with duties and responsibilities. Read Article