From the Sun Star (Sep 28): AFP: Human rights cases vs military down
Brigadier General Domingo Tutaan Jr., AFP Human Rights Office chief, said the number of human rights complaints against the military has declined in the first two years of the administration of President Benigno Aquino and cited the actions they have undertaken to stop or lessen the alleged violations. In a live interview on state-run People’s Television Network on Thursday evening, Tutaan said the AFP received only 96 complaints from the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) from July 1, 2010 to June 30 this year.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2012/09/28/afp-human-rights-cases-vs-military-down-245311
For related info see also Embassy of the Philippines, Washington D.C. (Sep 23): US Solons Satisfied with PH Efforts to Address Human Rights Concerns
ReplyDeleteLeading members of the United States House of Representatives are satisfied with the efforts being undertaken by President Aquino to address concerns that were earlier raised at Capitol Hill over the human rights situation in the Philippines. The Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C. said American legislators led by Kentucky Rep. Harold Rogers, Chair of the powerful House Committee on Appropriations, expressed satisfaction with the report of Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on the progress that Manila has made in the human rights front.
http://www.philippineembassy-usa.org/news/2817/300/US-Solons-Satisfied-with-PH-Efforts-to-Address-Human-Rights-Concerns/d,phildet/