CHR conducts 2nd national educators’ congress

TAGAYTAY CITY, Cavite, July 21 (PIA) — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is currently holding its 2nd National Educators’ Congress on Human Rights Education (2NECHRE) at the Development Academy of the Philippines with the theme, “Human Rights Education: Changing Culture Towards Peace and Good Governance” which started July 20 and ends July 23.

In a memorandum, CHR Chairperson Loretta Ann P. Rosales ordered all the senior regional information officers of CHR to participate in the 2nd NECHRE and serve as facilitators during the breakaway group discussions.

The congress aims to assess among others, the status of implementation of the 1st Congress’s commitments and obligations on human rights education (HRE) in respective institutions, to map up consensually the remaining issues/gaps on HRE that each institution has to address within one or more years, share experiences/practices among the participants and identify indicators or parameters of good and innovative practices in the field of HRE.

It also gives the participants the opportunity to craft institutional plans of action to further strengthen human rights education in respective educational institutions and come up with consensus on the blueprint for the transformation of current Filipino psyche into a culture of human rights.

At the end of the day, participants are ready to organize themselves and be part an active member of the Human Rights Educators’ Association of the Philippines (HREAP).

CHR’s co-convenors in the holding of the congress include the Department of Education, Commission on Higher Education, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Command and General Staff College, National Defense College of the Philippines, Philippine National Police, Philippine Public Safety College, TESDA, PIA, United Nations Development Programme, International Movement of Development Managers, United Nations Association of the Philippines, International Visitor Program Alumni Foundation, Inc., and Economic, Social, Cultural Rights – Asia, Inc. (CPG/Ruel Francisco, PIA-Cavite)