President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has formed a special committee to further strengthen the human rights protection and promotion in the country.
Based on Administrative Order No. 22, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on May 8, the Special Committee on Human Rights Coordination was created, tasked to sustain initiatives and accomplishments of the United Nations for the Joint Programme on Human Rights in the areas of law enforcement, criminal justice, and policy-making.The committee would be chaired by Bersamin, and co-chaired by Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla.
The Philippines has also established the Presidential Human Rights Committee to formulate a National Human Rights Action Plan, and ensure the country’s compliance with its obligations to international human rights groups.The PHRC Secretariat was thus tapped to also serve as the secretariat of the special committee to provide the necessary technical, administrative, and operational support.
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