All military units from major services to the battalion level are now required to have a human rights office (HRO) to ensure better adherence to respect of human rights among the officers and men of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
The order to “organize and activate” HROs came from AFP chief Gen. Ricardo David in a letter directive dated November 8 to the Army, Air Force and Navy.
The HROs would “uphold, protect and promote” human rights and adherence to international humanitarian law and other international human rights instruments, David said in his directive.
The military is at the receiving end of accusations by leftist organizations and human rights advocates that it is behind the rash of extra-judicial killings of mostly leftist personalities. The military had denied this, saying the killings could be part of a “purging” within leftist groups.
According to David’s directive, HROs will be created at the unified area commands, divisions, brigade and battalion levels or their equivalent in the Air Force and Navy. At present, the AFP only has the Human Rights Office based at the AFP general headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo.
David said the HROs will also be responsible for the implementation of education and training programs, advocacy and awareness mechanism and information dissemination.
They will likewise be responsible in reporting human rights and internal humanitarian law violations by government forces, members of the threat groups, and to “monitor/assess incidents of alleged violations as reported in open sources and conduct immediate inquiry for further actions.”
“The State values the dignity of every person and guarantees full respect for human rights. The government promotes the protection of and respect for human rights by all as embodied in the Constitution. The AFP being the protector of the people upholds human rights and adheres to International Humanitarian Law,” said David in the directive. – KBK, GMANews.TV
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International Equal Pay Day
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more than other cost items.
For widespread, practical equality!”
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to carry out the recommendations of the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry
against serious violations of protocols of
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7 Sept – Intl Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
8 Sept – International Literacy Day
12 Sept – United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
15 Sept – International Day of Democracy
16 Sept – International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
17 Sept – World Patient Safety Day
18 Sept – International Equal Pay Day
21 Sept – International Day of Peace
26 Sept – International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
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30 Sept – World Maritime Day
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National Clean-up Month
Civil Service Month
National Peace Consciousness Month
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Rule of Law Month
National Teachers’ Month (Sept 5-Oct 4)
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Sept 17 – 23:
World Clean and Green Week
Week 2: Education Week
Week 4: Medicine Week
Last Week: National Family Week
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Third Saturday:
International Coastal Clean-up Day
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Last Friday: National Maritime Day
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