Human rights
Across
- 4. – Rights granted by specific laws that can be modified or repealed by the legislature.
- 7. – Characteristic meaning rights cannot be rightfully taken away or forfeited.
- 8. – The stage of human rights development where rights are codified into law.
- 10. – The role of the state as the entity answerable for human rights observance.
- 11. – Type of land rights specifically protected under the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act.
- 12. – The independent body that investigates human rights violations in the Philippines.
- 14. – Rights viewed as being given by God and belonging to all from birth.
- 15. – Rights protecting the accused during questioning, named after a famous U.S. case.
- 17. – Rule stating evidence obtained in violation of rights is inadmissible.
- 18. – The first stage in the development of human rights where the concept is envisioned.
Down
- 1. – Characteristic meaning rights apply to everyone everywhere, regardless of origin.
- 2. – Characteristic meaning rights do not expire even if not asserted for a long time.
- 3. – Type of investigation that starts when suspicion is focused on a person in custody.
- 5. – The centerpiece of the 1987 Philippine Constitution; life is meaningless without it.
- 6. – Rights that belong to a person simply because they are human, not granted by authority.
- 9. – Principle that rights cannot be divided or denied even if others are enjoyed.
- 13. – The final stage where human rights are actually enjoyed and practiced.
- 16. – Acronym for the law addressing online sexual abuse and exploitation of children.