A pioneering study that advocates and defines the stand of human rights in addressing conditions of the marginalized across the world. Six (6) Philippine project cases were used to illustrate the use of the Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) in policy reform, localization of MDGs, setting of development indicators, change management in government reorganization, community participation and action planning. Two methods were used in the conduct of this study: a) instrumental case study and b) collective case study which were complemented with structured interviews with project participants and...