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BILLS ON HUMAN RIGHTS

TITLE OF THE BILL SALIENT FEATURES LEGISLATIVE STATUS


Anti-Torture Bill of 2009 The bill penalizes all forms Signed into law RA 9745
of torture, be it physical, last Nov. 13, 2009
mental, psychological, and
pharmacological, which is
done through the
administration of drugs. It
also prohibits the use of
secret detention center by
state authorities.
Whistleblower Act of 2008 The bill aims to establish a Pending in the Senate
bill of rights for Committee on Justice and
whistleblowers, especially Human Rights on first
the exposition of corrupt reading (Senate Bill 1972
government officials. (Santiago), 2040 (Lacson)
and 2129 (Villar).
Commission on Human The bill aims to strengthen Pending in the Senate
Rights Act the CHR by providing them Committee on Justice and
prosecutorial powers over Human Rights on first
delineated forms of human reading SB 2657 (Escudero)
rights violations.

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