Monitress draft 1.pdf

ASEANBaseline Study on ASEAN Legal Aid in SouthEast AsiaThis project provided a profiling of the different ASEANCountries. The interns were assigned a country whichthey were required to research on. The project centeredon the legal aid provided by such countries or the lackthereof. The interns also had a counter-part countryresearcher per ASEAN Country who provided the sameoutput. The purpose of such a counter-part was toprovide information which could not be obtained by theintern. In contrast, the intern provided an outsiderperspective of the status of the legal aid in theparticular country assigned to them. Both output wasthen combined into one cohesive document per country.Kapihan on Human RightsThe AHRC, in partnership with the Philippine WorkingGroup, held a successful Kapihan for this year whichfocused on the Human Rights Perspective on DisasterManagement and Sectoral Cooperation on Rehabilitation.The main purpose of the Kapihan was to provide a forumfor the discussion of the efforts and programs inaddressing disaster risks, response and rehabilitation bythe government with the emphasis on human rights andgender perspective. Over 100 guests from differentsectors participated in the Event.11