{"id":110483,"date":"2017-08-08T04:15:16","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T08:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=110483"},"modified":"2025-01-14T10:26:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T15:26:55","slug":"chr-urged-to-probe-human-rights-abuses-of-criminals-insurgents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/08\/08\/chr-urged-to-probe-human-rights-abuses-of-criminals-insurgents\/","title":{"rendered":"CHR urged to probe human rights abuses of criminals, insurgents"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_110496\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110496\" style=\"width: 415px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/jericho-nograles.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"415\" height=\"260\" class=\"size-full wp-image-110496\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/jericho-nograles.jpg\" alt=\"PBA Partylist Rep. Jericho Nograles said CHR should fully fulfill its mandate as the protector of the people's civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights if it wants to win the people\u2019s trust.<\/p srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/jericho-nograles.jpg 415w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/jericho-nograles-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-110496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy symbicort inhaler online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archbrows.com\/upload\/Specials\/jpg\/symbicort-inhaler.html\">https:\/\/www.archbrows.com\/upload\/Specials\/jpg\/symbicort-inhaler.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> (PNA Photo)&#8221; width=&#8221;415&#8243; height=&#8221;260&#8243; \/><\/a> PBA Partylist Rep. Jericho Nograles said CHR should fully fulfill its mandate as the protector of the people&#8217;s civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights if it wants to win the people\u2019s trust. (PNA Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA, Aug. 8<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; A Partylist lawmaker on Tuesday urged the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to be non-discriminating in pursuing human rights cases, just a day after the agency got slammed by lawmakers for being \u201cbiased\u201d against the State.<\/p>\n<p>PBA Partylist Rep. Jericho Nograles said CHR should fully fulfill its mandate as the protector of the people&#8217;s civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights if it wants to win the people\u2019s trust.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The CHR is rapidly losing public support and there is now a growing clamor for its abolition because of its perceived misplaced focus on alleged human rights violations committed by government authorities while turning a blind eye on atrocities committed by criminals and insurgents,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Being the son of a human rights lawyer, I feel really sad that the CHR is now being regarded as a protector of criminals and insurgents because of their unusual interest in pursuing only cases allegedly committed\u00a0by security forces,&#8221; Nograles said.<\/p>\n<p>Last Monday, CHR Chair Jose Luis Gascon got a mouthful from House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez during his presentation of the agency\u2019s proposed PHP651.9 million budget for 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Alvarez even threatened to drastically cut the agency budget because of CHR&#8217;s alleged failure to look into human rights violations perpetrated by criminals and rebel groups.<\/p>\n<p>Nograles said that as things are looking now, the CHR is perceived to have become the &#8220;defender\u201d of lawless elements and the persecutor of law enforcers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The embodiment of true justice is Lady Justice. 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