RP Needs Network to Check Human-Rights Abuses – Manny Villar |
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Communities - Civil Rights | |||
Written by Senator Villar's Press Office | |||
Wednesday, 24 March 2010 20:52 | |||
N acionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar calls for strict monitoring of the implementation of human-rights policies adopted by the government and treaties ratified by the Mr. Villar’s appeal was prompted by the 2009 report of Freedom House, a New York-based human-rights group, classifying the In 2005, the group’s “Freedom in the World” annual report categorized the To address the human-rights problem, Manny Villar said he would propose the creation of a network of government and independent groups that will monitor human-rights compliance and abuses committed by law enforcers and members of the national-security force.
If we are serious in dealing with extra-judicial killings in the country, we must raise the awareness that the V illar maintains that the Philippine society is ruled by law and not by the barrel of the gun, but deplored this is hardly achieved. He said it would take a tested leader to ensure a peaceful environment through observance of human rights. The NP standard-bearer also said discussions on the Human Security Act of 2007 should be held regularly in order to avoid misinterpretations of the law. The Human Security Act makes terrorism a crime and allows authorities to arrest terror suspects without warrants and temporarily detain them without charges. # # #
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