Gender-Based Violence (PDF)

GE N D E R - BA S E D VIO L E N C E , P E RP E T R A T O R , I V O R , V I CT I M SURV G H T S AND H U M A N R I ACTIVITY FOR FINALS WATCH THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTPS:// YOUTU.BE/3AF9RJKI0DE ON MS...

GE N D E R - BA S E D VIO L E N C E , P E RP E T R A T O R , I V O R , V I CT I M SURV G H T S AND H U M A N R I ACTIVITY FOR FINALS WATCH THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTPS:// YOUTU.BE/3AF9RJKI0DE ON MS WORD/SHEET OF PAPER, WRITE 10 SENTENCES THAT YOU HAVE LEARNED OUT OF THE VIDEO.  WHAT IS GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE? IS ONE OF THE MOST WIDESPREAD AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, BUT LEAST RECOGNIZED IN THE WORLD. IN THE PHILIPPINES, GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE HAS CLEARLY BEEN PLACED IN THE REALM OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS OVER THE PAST DECADE. PRIOR TO 1993, MOST GOVERNMENTS REGARDED VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN LARGELY AS A PRIVATE MATTER BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS. CUTS ACROSS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPHERE, INCLUDING HOME, SCHOOL AND WORK AND TAKES PLACE DURING PEACETIME AND CONFLICT. IT IS BOTH A HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT ISSUE, WITH NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR BOTH WOMEN AND MEN. ANY HARMFUL ACT THAT IS PERPETRATED AGAINST A PERSON’S WILL AND THAT BASED ON SOCIALLY-ASCRIBED (GENDER) DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MALES AND FEMALE (INTER-AGENCY STANDING COMMITTEE) GUIDELINES FOR INTEGRATING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN INTERVENTIONS IN HUMANITARIAN ACTION 20150.  CONSEQUENCES OF GENDER-BASED THESE CONSEQUENCES INCLUDE SERIOUS, IMMEDIATE, AND VIOLENCE LONG-TERM IMPACTS ON THE SEXUAL, PHYSICAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH OF SURVIVORS. HEALTH CONSEQUENCES INCLUDES: UNWANTED PREGNANCY, COMPLICATIONS FROM ABORTIONS, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS INCLUDING HIV, INJURIES, MENTAL HEALTH, ETC. SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES EXTEND TO FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY. FAMILIES CAN BE STIGMATIZED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF GENDER- BASED VIOLENCE ETC.. ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES INCLUDE THE COST OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE SYSTEM AND THE REDUCED ABILITY OF MANY SURVIVORS TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC LIFE.  SURVIVOR, VICTIMS, AND SURVIVOR IS PREFERRED PERPETRATOR TERM (NOT A “VICTIM”) OF A PERSON WHO HAS LIVED THROUGH AN INCIDENT OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. A PERPETRATOR IS A PERSON, GROUP OR INSTITUTION THAT INFLICTS, SUPPORTS, OR CONDONES VIOLENCE OR OTHER ABUSE AGAINST A PERSON OR GROUP OF PERSONS. CHARACTERISTICS OF PERPETRATORS INCLUDE: A. PERSONS WITH REAL OR PERCEIVED POWER; B. PERSONS IN DECISION-MAKING POSITIONS; C. PERSON IN AUTHORITY HUMAN RIGHTS  GRADED ACTIVITY 2 SEARCH FOR 3 HUMAN RIGHTS LAWS AND EXPLAIN YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING ABOUT EACH. THERE MUST BE 5 SENTENCES EXPLANATION PER LAW. MS WORD/HARD COPY TO BE SUBMITTED NEXT MEETING  ACCORDING TO UNITED NATIONS, HUMAN HUMAN RIGHTS RIGHTS ARE RIGHTS INHERENT TO ALL HUMAN BEINGS, REGARDLESS OF RACE, SEX, NATIONALITY, ETHNICITY, LANGUAGE, RELIGION, OR ANY OTHER STATUS. HUMAN RIGHTS INCLUDE THE RIGHT TO LIFE AND LIBERTY, FREEDOM FROM SLAVERY AND TORTURE, FREEDOM OF OPINION AND EXPRESSION, THE RIGHT TO WORK AND EDUCATION, AND MANY MORE. EVERYONE IS ENTITLED TO THESE RIGHTS, WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION.  HUMAN RIGHTS LET US WATCH THIS VIDEO ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS. HTTPS:// YOUTU.BE/M_HSXZPPYCG OF HUMAN RIGHTS PRINCIPLES ENSHRINED IN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS AND IN OUR PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION. THESE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING, AMONGST OTHERS:  THE RIGHT TO LIFE, LIBERTY, AND PROPERTY OF PERSONS;  THE RIGHT TO THE HIGHEST ATTAINABLE STANDARD OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH;  THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM FROM TORTURE, INHUMAN, OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT;  THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF OPINION AND  ARTICLE III OF THE PHILIPPINE BILL OF CONSTITUTION ISRIGHTS THE BILL OF RIGHTS. IT ESTABLISHES THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE INDIVIDUAL TO THE STATE AND DEFINES THE RIGHTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL BY LIMITING THE LAWFUL POWERS OF THE STATE. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT POLITICAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE  LEGISLATIVE—MAKES LAWS (CONGRESS, BRANCHES OF COMPRISED OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GOVERNMENT AND SENATE) EXECUTIVE—CARRIES OUT LAWS (ENFORCES OR EXECUTES) - (PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, CABINET, MOST FEDERAL AGENCIES) JUDICIAL—EVALUATES LAWS (SUPREME COURT AND OTHER COURTS) THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE LAWS, ALTER, AND REPEAL THEM THROUGH THE POWER VESTED IN THE PHILIPPINE CONGRESS. THIS INSTITUTION IS DIVIDED INTO THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH  REPUBLIC ACT NO. AN ACT PROVIDING 10368 FOR REPARATION AND RECOGNITION OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS DURING THE MARCOS REGIME, DOCUMENTATION OF SAID VIOLATIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.  PROBABLE CAUSE REASONABLE GROUNDS (FOR MAKING A SEARCH, PRESSING A CHARGE, ETC.)  THE OBJECTIVE OF THE NON-IMPAIRMENT NON-IMPAIRMENT CLAUSE CLAUSE IS TO SAFEGUARD THE INTEGRITY OF CONTRACTS BETWEEN PARTIES, WHICH INCLUDES THE GOVERNMENT, FROM UNWARRANTED INTERFERENCE BY THE STATE. THUS, AS A RULE, CONGRESS CANNOT ENACT LAWS THAT WOULD ALTER, MODIFY OR AMEND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES IN CONTRACTS THAT HAVE BEEN VALIDLY ENTERED INTO.  CUSTODIAL INVESTIGATION IS ANY CUSTODIAL INVESTIGATION QUESTIONING BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AFTER A PERSON HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY OR OTHERWISE DEPRIVED OF HIS FREEDOM OF ACTION IN ANY SIGNIFICANT WAY. IT REFERS TO THE INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT IMMEDIATELY AFTER ARREST FOR THE COMMISSION OF AN  WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IS A COURT ORDER TO BRING A PERSON WHO’S BEEN DETAINED TO COURT TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEIR DETENTION IS VALID.  SPEEDY DISPOSITION THE RIGHT TO A " SPEEDY TRIAL" IS GUARANTEED BY THE CONSTITUTION AND REFERS TO THE LENGTH OF TIME SET BY LAW IN WHICH A CASE MUST GO TO TRIAL. SPEEDY DISPOSITION IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE THE STRESS ENDURED BY VICTIMS AND WITNESSES. THE LEGISLATURE RECOGNIZES THAT VICTIMS OF CRIME ENDURE STRESS FROM THE MOMENT THEY HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE CRIME UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS.  THIS RIGHT AGAINST SELF SELF-INCRIMINATION INCRIMINATION PROTECTS INDIVIDUALS FROM BEING REQUIRED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IN ANY CIVIL OR CRIMINAL PROCEEDING, WHETHER FORMAL OR INFORMAL, IF THEY FEEL THE ANSWERS MAY INCRIMINATE THEM IN A FUTURE PROCEEDING.  DOUBLE JEOPARDY THE PROSECUTION OF A PERSON TWICE FOR THE SAME OFFENSE. THE LEGAL TERM DOUBLE JEOPARDY REFERS TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION AGAINST BEING MADE TO STAND TRIAL OR FACE PUNISHMENT MORE THAN ONCE FOR THE SAME CRIMINAL OFFENSE.  POWER GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE: POWER, PERPETRATORS USE CAN OFHAVE “REAL” OR PERCEIVED” POWER. SOME FORCE, AND CONSENT EXAMPLES OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF POWER AND POWERFUL PEOPLE ARE THE FOLLOWING: A. SOCIAL – PEER PRESSURE, BULLYING, LEADER, TEACHER, PARENTS B. ECONOMIC – THE PERPETRATOR CONTROLS MONEY OR ACCESS TO GOODS/ SERVICES/ MONEY/ FAVORS; SOMETIMES THE HUSBAND OR THE FATHER C. POLITICAL – ELECTED LEADERS, DISCRIMINATORY LAWS, PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES (ANY COUNTRY) D. PHYSICAL – STRENGTH, SIZE, USE OF WEAPONS, CONTROLLING ACCESS OR SECURITY; SOLDIERS, POLICE, ROBBERS, GANGS E. GENDER-BASED (SOCIAL) – MALES ARE USUALLY IN A MORE POWERFUL POSITION THAN FEMALES  “FORCE” MIGHT BEUSE OFEMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, FORCE/VIOLENCE SOCIAL, OR ECONOMIC IN NATURE. IT ALSO INVOLVES COERCION OR PRESSURE. FORCE ALSO INCLUDES INTIMIDATION, THREATS, PERSECUTION, OR OTHER FORMS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL OR SOCIAL PRESSURE. VIOLENCE CONSIST OF THE USE OF PHYSICAL FORCE OR OTHER MEANS OF COERCION SUCH AS THREAT , INDUCEMENT, OR PROMISE OF A BENEFIT TO OBTAIN SOMETHING FROM A WEAKER OR MORE VULNERABLE PERSON.  INFORMED CONSENT CONSENT MEANS SAYING “YES,” AGREEING TO SOMETHING. INFORMED CONSENT MEANS MAKING AN INFORMED CHOICE FREELY AND VOLUNTARILY BY PERSON IN AN EQUAL POWER RELATIONSHIP.  THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE REFERS TO REPEATED ACTS OF VIOLENCE IN A RELATIONSHIP. THE IMPACT OF BEING A VICTIM OR A WITNESS TO A VIOLENCE ON A CHILD IS TRAUMATIC. CHILDREN SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT HAVING A CONFLICT IS ALRIGHT, BUT RESOLVING CONFLICT THROUGH VIOLENCE IS NOT RIGHT. THE 1987 CONSTITUTION PROVIDES THAT “NO EX POST FACTO LAW XXX SHALL BE ENACTED,” WHICH MEANS THAT IT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO CRIMINALIZE AN ACT THAT WAS LEGAL WHEN IT WAS  GRADED ACTIVITY 3 SEARCH FOR SLOGANS IN THE INTERNET ABOUT VIOLENCE. CHOOSE 5, COPY AND PASTE THE IMAGE AND EXPLAIN EACH CHOSEN SLOGAN. TO BE PUT IN MS WORD. SUBMISSION IS UNTIL NEXT WEEK ONLY.