FORT MAGSAYSAY, Nueva
Ecija – Selected soldiers of 7th Infantry (KAUGNAY) Division of
Philippine Army attended a day of lectures and Focused Group Discussion (FGD)
spearheaded by Commission of Human Rights (CHR) with regard to Security Sector
Reform Institutional Framework, held at Hunters Valley Resort, Palayan City,
Nueva Ecija on December 18, 2013.
The Officer and Enlisted Personnel from 7th
Civil-Military Operation (G.W.A.P.O.) Battalion, 3rd Infantry
Battalion, and 7th Infantry Division Human Right Office participated
in a one day consultative meeting together with Philippine National Police
Region III.
The objective of the meeting is to strengthen the
Security Sector Reform project that shall initially be aimed at strengthening
core security sector’s capacity, organization and institutions to conform to
the human rights standards and norms, towards ending impunity, preventing
systematic and grave human rights violations, enabling civil oversight. Among
the topics discussed were; Behavior of soldiers during combat operations,
security threat, International Humanitarian Law (IHL), Rule of Engagement
(ROE), reasons to established military detachment, respect of ancestral domain.
The discussion was facilitated by Atty. Glenda Titong,
Security Sector Reform consultant, CHR under supervision of Atty. Tifanie
Gerona, Executive Assistant, CHR.
The leadership of “Kaugnay” Division of Philippine Army
has been aggressively promoting and strictly implementing its policy on
absolute respect of human rights, International Humanitarian Law (IHL), Rules
of Engagement (ROE) in the performance of its mandate in its area of
responsibility.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines Center for Human
Rights Dialogue was established beside the Aquino – Diokno Shrine to cater and serves
a venue for dialogues on symposia for human rights issues. It was inaugurated
by his Excellency President Benigno S Aquino III last September 21, 2012.
The
activity is just one of the many activities in connection with Human Rights Consciousness
Week with the theme, Wakasan ang
Kawalang Pananagutan, Tiyakin ang Tapat na Pamamahala”.
