Monday, December 7, 2015

PNP, AFP to hold Human Rights Consciousness Week celebration, 67th Universal Declaration of Human Rights Anniversary in SurSur

From the Philippine Information Agency (Dec 4): PNP, AFP to hold Human Rights Consciousness Week celebration, 67th Universal Declaration of Human Rights Anniversary in SurSur

TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) here is all geared up for the 2015 Human Rights Consciousness Week (HRCW) celebration on December 4-10 and the 67th Declaration of Human Rights Anniversary on December 10 as well.

P/SSupt. Romaldo Bayting, provincial PNP chief, confirmed receiving a memorandum from Regional Human Rights Affairs Office of the Police Regional Office 13 (PRO 13) in Caraga.

With the respective themes “Karapatang Pantao:  Igalang, Ipagtanggol, at Isakatuparan” for the HRCW and “Our Rights, Our Freedoms, Always” for the International Human Rights Day, the provincial police chief assured that activities cited in the memo would be duly carried out.

Among the main activities indicated in the memo include the “conduct of simultaneous reading of ‘Panata sa Karapatang Pantao’ to be led by the Police Human Rights Office-designate on December 7 Monday Flag Raising Ceremony; Mass sponsorship; Lecture on Republic Act (RA) 7438 also known as Rights of Persons Under Custodial Investigation and RA 9745 or Anti-Torture Act of 2009; Distribution of Human Rights IEC materials; Media guesting and the like.

However, the memo has likewise run the instruction of putting up “display of tarpaulin at the gates/in front of respective offices/station before December 1, 2015.”

Meanwhile, Capt. Regie Go, civil military operations (CMO) officer of the 402nd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army (PA) whose headquarters is co-located with the Police Provincial Office (PPO), said an order to observe both events had been already issued to all units province-wide.

Besides, it was stressed that the plan was to hold the activity jointly with the PNP during the Monday Flag Raising Ceremony on December 7.

Go assured to make public other activities upon finalization of all details in this regard.

http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/1741449377399/pnp-afp-to-hold-human-rights-consciousness-week-celebration-67th-universal-declaration-of-human-rights-anniversary-in-sursur

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