Defender of Human Rights Backing Down
What's this I hear the Commission of Human Rights calling for a moratorium for the exercise thereof?
It's ridiculous. By default, this commission should be defending human rights. It should on the side of human rights and not bowing down to those who trample upon it.
Under Article XIII, Section 18 of the 1987 Constitution:
While independent, the Commission on Human Rights is an advocate, not an impartial judge of violations of human rights. It should naturally side with those who seek to enforce, exercise it and the victims of its abuse. It has no business being neutral or worse, side or even be perceived to side with the violators thereof.
For that reason alone, these commissioners must resign for they have backed down and betryed their mission. If you cannot do this very basic advocacy, you have no business being there. If you can't do your basic job, I'm sure the Filipino people can get somebody who will.
It's ridiculous. By default, this commission should be defending human rights. It should on the side of human rights and not bowing down to those who trample upon it.
Under Article XIII, Section 18 of the 1987 Constitution:
SEC. 18.The Commission on Human Rights shall have the following powers and functions:
(1) Investigate, on its own or on complaint by any party, all forms of human rights violations involving civil and political rights;
(2) Adopt its operational guidelines and rules of procedure, and cite for contempt for violations thereof in accordance with the Rules of Court;
(3) Provide appropriate legal measures for the protection of human rights of all persons within the Philippines, as well as Filipinos residing abroad, and provide for preventive measures and legal aid services to the underprivileged whose human rights have been violated or need protection;
(4) Exercise visitorial powers over jails, prisons, or detention facilities;
(5) Establish a continuing program of research, education, ad information to enhance respect for the primacy of human rights;
(6) Recommend to the Congress effective measures to promote human rights and to provide for compensation to victims of violations of human rights, or their families;
(7) Monitor the Philippine Government's compliance with international treaty obligations on human rights;
(8) Grant immunity from prosecution to any person whose testimony or whose possession of documents or other evidence is necessary or convenient to determine the truth in any investigation conducted by it or under its authority;
(9) Request the assistance of any department, bureau, office, or agency in the performance of its functions;
(10) Appoint its officers and employees in accordance with law; and
(11) Perform such other duties and functions as may be provided by law.
While independent, the Commission on Human Rights is an advocate, not an impartial judge of violations of human rights. It should naturally side with those who seek to enforce, exercise it and the victims of its abuse. It has no business being neutral or worse, side or even be perceived to side with the violators thereof.
For that reason alone, these commissioners must resign for they have backed down and betryed their mission. If you cannot do this very basic advocacy, you have no business being there. If you can't do your basic job, I'm sure the Filipino people can get somebody who will.
transcription by Punzi @ 8:35 AM
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Unbelievable, really.
The way the tentacles of the corrupt have reached even those institutions you would like to believe would side with the people.
Truly unbelievable.
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