Republic of the philippines

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
euezon City FIFTEENTH CONGRESS Second Regular Session
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Introduced by AKBAyAN Representatives varden F. Belro and KakaJ. Bag_ao A RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING HEART DIITO FOR BEING THE FIRST TRANSGENDER CI{AIRPERSON OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN UNIVERSITY STUDENT COUNCIL the principle of non-discrimination is principally YIERF:7|' enshrined in Article 1 of the universal Declaratio'r of Human Rights which statestirat 'ffi rr.,-"r, beings are born free and equalin digty and rights.',; V'HEKEAS' in Atticle 2 of the International covenant on civil and political Rights, it is stated that "[e]ach State party to the covenant undertakesto respect and to ensure to all individuals within its territory and subjectto its jurisdiction the Gh";;;;g"ized in the covenant without distinction of any kind, such as face' colour,.r.r, l"ng".r"ge, ' religion, political or other opinion, national and social ongin, properfy, birth or other stafu"s.,,;" Iv'I-IERE/ts' Article 26 of the Intemational covenant on civil and polirjcal Rights prohibits discriminationon any gtound such as racg ccrl.'r. sex, la'g.irrge,religiolr, ;rrliticrrl or {}fh.r t>1:inion. nari<>r.ralsr,rcial t.rr lrr.igin, property,bir.thor ,rrlr., ,tutu., Itr/HEKEAS' the united Nations Human Rights cornmittee in the caseof roonenuAustra/iaherd againstdiscrimination on th. ground of sex in fal,the P:l::ti9" the Intemational covenant on civil and Political Rights includes discrimination Jn the basisof sexualorientationl v/YEKE4.s' the Yogyokarta Principles expanded the rights to equaliry and non-discriminarion and sta-tethat "[e]veryone is entitled to enjoy all humai righis w.ithout discriminauon on the basisof sexualorientationor genderidentity.,,; ItrHERE4s' amidst international legislations against discrimination, the united Nations Hrgh commissionet for Human Rights d.ring th. 19'Fa;tt;;;;;uman Rights council reporred that variousUnited Nations mechanism"s and treatybodiest"rr"lo.r-ented cases people,in of all r3si31s, who experienceviolence and discrimination becauseof their sexual orientatron or genderidentity' Accounts of killings,-rapeand physicalattacks,,or*r", atbitrarydetention,denial of dghts to assembly, expression a i.rro.-"tion, and discrimination in employment,healthand "t education are perpetrated against the members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexu al, and,Transgender [-GBT) community;

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on March 1', 2072, students of the university of the philippines-Diliman erected

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woman ele*ed chairperson universiry as orthe

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Iv'IlERE4s' the election of a member of the LGBT community bdngs to the university of the wrricir

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Now THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED, As IT IS HEREBY RESOL\rED, to HeartDifro for beingthe first o^.rrg*a; congratulate chairperson of the philippines Student "iuni".rrlry Adopted,