President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has created a body on human rights coordination to enhance mechanisms for the promotion and protection of human rights, a move viewed by advocates as a 'desperate attempt to window-dress' the situation in the country.
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has created a body on human rights coordination to enhance mechanisms for the promotion and protection of human rights , a move viewed by advocates as a "desperate attempt to window-dress" the situation in the country.
"It is imperative to sustain and enhance the accomplishments under UNJP, which is set to expire on July 21, 2024 through institutionalization of a robust multi-stakeholder process for the promotion and protection of human rights in the Philippines," according to Administrative Order 22, signed by Executive Secretary Luis Bersamin on May 8.
The committee is also ordered to complement and rationalize the efforts of concerned government agencies, and facilitate access to redress mechanisms by victims of human rights violations. "With its premise of addressing human rights issues through mere "coordination," one cannot expect much from this 'special committee,'" it said.
"These bodies are mere embellishments meant to appease the growing indignation here and abroad against the escalating violations of civil and political rights in the Philippines and gloss over the reality of state responsibility for the extrajudicial killings and other gross human rights and international humanitarian law violations," Karapatan said.
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