Selected soldiers of 7th Infantry (Kaugnay) Division of Philippine Army recently attended a day of lectures and focused group discussion (FGD) spearheaded by Commission of Human Rights (CHR) with regards to security sector reform institutional framework.
Brig. Gen. Hernando DCA Iriberri, head of the Phil. Army's 7th Infantry (Kaugnay) Division, on Thursday said that the officers and enlisted personnel from 7th Civil-Military Operation Battalion, 3rd Infantry Battalion, and 7th Infantry Division Human Right Office participated in a one-day consultative meeting together with Philippine National Police Region 3.
Iriberri said the activity aimed at strengthening core security sector’s capacity, organization and institutions to conform to the human rights standards and norms towards ending impunity and preventing systematic and grave human rights violations.
He said the topics discussed include behavior of soldiers during combat operations, security threat, International Humanitarian Law (IHL), rule of engagement (ROE) and respect to ancestral domain.
"The leadership of 'Kaugnay' Division of Philippine Army has been aggressively promoting and strictly implementing its policy on absolute respect of human rights, IHL, and ROE in the performance of its mandate in its area of responsibility," he said.
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