{"id":156488,"date":"2018-03-14T07:55:46","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T11:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=156488"},"modified":"2018-03-14T07:55:46","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T11:55:46","slug":"chr-calls-on-ph-govn-to-uphold-duty-on-human-rights-transparency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/03\/14\/chr-calls-on-ph-govn-to-uphold-duty-on-human-rights-transparency\/","title":{"rendered":"CHR calls on PH gov\u2019n to uphold duty on human rights transparency"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (Photo: REY BANIQUET\/Presidential Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) made it clear to the Duterte administration its concern over the government\u2019s \u201cconsistent questioning of the legitimacy of international human rights mechanisms\u201d when these bodies are only \u201censuring the rule of law and human rights in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Through a statement issued on Wednesday, March 14, the CHR reacted to the \u201crecent discourses\u201d between the Philippine government and international human rights in which the administration said it was open for a probe as long as it not by United Nations (UN) special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Agnes Callamard. Callamard has been a hot topic for President Rodrigo Duterte after she expressed interest in investigating the alleged extrajudicial killings in the President’s campaign to eradicate illegal drugs.<\/p>\n

(Read:\u00a0Roque slams Callamard: She\u2019s not an expert in extrajudicial killings<\/a>)<\/p>\n

(Read:\u00a0Duterte to UN\u2019s Callamard: If you investigate me, I\u2019ll slap you<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Another development was when UN special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples Victoria Tauli-Corpuz was included in the Justice Department\u2019s list of to-be-tagged-terrorists.<\/p>\n

(Read:\u00a0DOJ seeks to tag Joma Sison, UN rapporteur, 648 others as terrorists<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe UN Human Rights Special Procedures which includes the Special Rapporteurs, are entited to immunities and protection as experts of the UN system. The Philippines has a particular duty to ensure their safety and security,\u201d the CHR wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cRather than attacking human rights bodies and human rights defenders, we urge the government to display sincere commitment to transparency and the rule of law by allowing unhampered investigations to take place,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, CHR said that the Philippines has been a signatory to treaties in human rights, meaning, these international human rights groups were given the authority to monitor the situation in the country, and recommend certain measures for improvement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Commission, however, notes that expressions of concern on the human rights situation in the country should not be construed as partiality. As in the case of UN Special Rapporteurs, investigations are opportunities to clarify and collaborate in pursuit of better protection and promotion of human rights on the ground,\u201d it stressed.<\/p>\n

CHR ended its statement by saying that due process must never be compromised in the investigation and prosecution of the cases, and that if the government makes sure that all human rights are observed, international communities would not need to conduct these probes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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