{"id":150335,"date":"2018-02-01T03:53:08","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T08:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=150335"},"modified":"2018-02-01T03:53:08","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T08:53:08","slug":"chr-hits-dutertes-joke-on-42-virgins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/02\/01\/chr-hits-dutertes-joke-on-42-virgins\/","title":{"rendered":"CHR hits Duterte’s joke on ’42 virgins’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Duterte (SIMEON CELI JR.\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA, Philippines \u2014 Commission on Human Rights (CHR) slammed President Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s joke about making the \u201c42 virgins\u201d as a \u201ccome-on\u201d to promote the tourism industry of the country, calling it as \u201cutterly degrading\u201d for Filipino women.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese kinds of repeated sexist remarks strip Filipino women of their dignity and human rights. It diminishes women\u2019s ownership of their bodies and reduces them to mere sexual objects,\u201d CHR said in a statement.<\/p>\n

On his visit to India last week, Duterte said that Islamic State extremists attract supporters through their promise of \u201cvirgins\u201d waiting in heaven.<\/p>\n

Duterte added that if only he can, he would do the same move to lure tourists.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe come-on is that if you die a martyr, you go to heaven with 42 virgins waiting for you. If I could just make it a come-on also for those who\u2019d like to go to my country,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I said, one of the most is promising virgins when you go to heaven. I\u2019d like to have the virgins here, not in heaven. God may not allow it,\u201d he added in jest.<\/p>\n

CHR said it is \u201ceven more appalling\u201d that the joke was done overseas as it objectifies Filipino women even in the international setting.<\/p>\n

The commission also stressed that women are already facing discrimination and violence even on online platforms.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis usually stems from discussions on political and social issues that descend into misogynistic attacks and escalate into psychological violence such as online bashing, slut-shaming, and\/or threats of rape and other physical violence,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

CHR then urged the government to uphold laws protecting women and also encouraged the public to stand up for women\u2019s rights against such abuses.<\/p>\n

Among these laws are Women in Development and National Building Act, Magna Carta of Women, and Anti-Sexual Harassment Law.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need exchanges that enrich the discourse on human rights promotion and protection\u2014not degrade them. The vision should be to rise as a nation together and not at the expense of other fellow Filipinos and Filipinas,\u201d the CHR said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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