In celebration of the 4th anniversary of the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative and the Global Human Rights Week, the Oro Youth Development Council and the Legal Starter Pack PH rolled the first Oro Street Law program initiative at the Cagayan de Oro National High School on 7 December 2017.
Oro Street Law was made possible through the collaborative efforts of the Oro Youth Development Office, Balaod Atenista, CSWD, and the CDO National High School
Participated by 133 junior and senior high students, out of school youth and college student council leaders, the forum touched on the topics of human and civil rights, juvenile justice, and rights under custodial investigation and searches.
A team of law students from Xavier University’s Balaod Atenista acted out the different kinds of warrantless searches. Students were also asked to identify if this is a valid search or not. After the plenary discussion, the floor was open for questions. Students were curious about the age of criminal liability and searches within private establishments among many others.
Legal Starter Pack PH hopes to expand this information drive to various schools in the hope raising awareness on basic human and civil rights, its procedure for enforcement and other legal processes.
Article by Atty. Ernesto Neri
