Mobiles in-a-box
Here’s avery interesting find for TechTuesday. This is a toolkit produced by the Tactical Tech, “an international NGO helping human rights advocates use information, communications and digital technologies to maximise the impact of their advocacy work”. Mobiles in-a-box from the Tactical Technology Collective is a collection of tools, tactics, how-to guides and case studies designed […]
Happy New Year!
Gil Cua, 1953-2008
A beloved friend and leader, Gil P. Cua, 55, succumbed to liver cancer on December 17, 2008. A sudden departure for us. Though he had bouts of sickness the past months, he was diagnosed of cancer only last month. The whole network and our DHRRA leaders mourn his death and extends prayers for his wife, […]
ASEAN launches new charter
Inquirer.net JAKARTA—(UPDATE) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations took a major step towards becoming an EU-style community Monday with the passing into force of a new charter setting benchmarks for democracy. The charter sets out rules of membership, transforms ASEAN into a legal entity and envisages a single free trade area by 2015 for the […]
The Role and Potential of Secondary Crops
HungerWednesday brings this very informative article about how secondary crops can enhance household food security. “Secondary crop-based agribusiness development will contribute to the stabilization of household food security by promoting crop diversification, improving and fulfilling nutritional requirements, absorbing farm labour and generating farm household income. In addition, secondary crops will play a role in maintaining […]
AsiaDHRRA co-sponsors human rights forum
AsiaDHRRA together with ESCR-Asia, CODE-NGO and the U.P. Asian Center, sponsored the forum “Kasali Ka, Kasama Ka: Discerning Relevant Applications of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and Prospects of Ratification of the Optional Protocol in the Philippines and in Select Countries in Asia” on Dec.9, 2008, 8:30-12 noon, at Romulo Hall, […]
International Human Rights Day: Dignity and justice for all of us
AsiaDHRRA joins the rest of the world today in celebrating the International Human Rights Day. In this year’s celebration, the UN focuses on the theme “Dignity and justice for all of us” Read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights here… Some suggestions from the UN on how to participate in the worldwide celebration of Human […]
AFA Farmer Leader murdered in Philippines
We mourn the death of Ka Vic Paglinawan, a model farmer leader from Mindanao, who also touched our lives in the region for his active participation in the regional activities hosted by AFA and AsiaDHRRA in the past years. During those times, Ka Vic Paglinawan represented PAKISAMA as its National Chairperson. We fondly remember Ka […]
The mighty rise of the flavored food
This is a very interesting reading although a bit old already. It presents how commercial foods depend on manufactured flavors for their taste and feel. “Mysterious, man-made “natural flavor” explains why most fast food — indeed, most of the food Americans eat — tastes the way it does” By Eric Schlosser Excerpt From Eric Schlosser’s […]
