Governor-elect Mujiv Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao on Friday has ordered the Regional Commission on Human Rights (RCHR) to address human rights issues among internally displaced persons (IDPs)in the region.
Hataman issued the directive as cases of evacuation still occur in the region's five provinces due to "pocket" armed conflict.
With the incident in Sulu where government forces were battling extremists Abu Sayyaf Group and sporadic firefight in Maguindanao, the more IDPs issues should be addressed, according to Hataman.
Lawyer Laisa Alamia, RCHR chairperson, said her office is no longer focused on monitoring and documenting cases but work with other agencies to find solutions to HR issues.
The RHRC was established last year following the enactment of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act 288 otherwise known as the “ARMM Human Rights Commission Charter of 2012.”
Alamia said that her agency has been receiving support from various sectors in
Alamia said that the vehicle will be used in its monitoring activities while noting that the autonomous region houses a number of displaced individuals.
"Forced displacement gave birth to human rights concern and we are banking on establishing human rights profile mechanism in the 110 municipalities across the region,” she said.
“Despite shortage in personnel and technical resources, we are ready to strategize provincial human rights action centers throughout the region,” Alamia added.
In the 2012 forced displacement report released by UNHCR, 278,472 people were forcibly displaced in an accounted 35 incidents.
Apart from natural disaster, the data cites that "rido" or clan feud were among the top three causes.
“We are happy that UNHCR has been one of the active partners of the current regional administration in curbing the problem of human rights abuses in ARMM,” lawyer Anwar Malang, regional government’s executive secretary, said in a statement.
For his part, Arjun Jain, UNHCR Mindanao chief, has vowed to continue his agency’s support.
“Rest assured that UNHCR and many other United Nation agencies and the international community will be behind you, and will continue supporting your work,” said Jain.
Fresh displacement have been reported in Sulu and in Maguindanao were fighting between Moro rebels have occurred in the aftermath of the May 13 national and local elections.
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