This reference material contains provisions and treaties that will serve as guide to readers in their human rights advocacies. It includes readings on universal human rights, its foundation and principles. In the local context, it provides an overview on the constitutional guarantees to human rights, the role and jurisdiction of CHR and topics focused on human rights and internal humanitarian law. This material includes special readings that will enhance understanding of the readers on HR system and government’s action and how it is being observed by the stakeholders under different circumstances and situations.