Dear Human Rights Defenders and Advocates,

Greetings from the Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA) !

PAHRA and its member organizations have been in the forefront of promoting, defending and protecting human rights for decades now. Specifically, one of its major contribution to our human rights struggle is to document and monitor human rights violations and abuses so as to campaign against such violations and obtain justice for all victims.

In our mutual desire to end the perpetuation of impunity in our society, PAHRA deemed it necessary to be more systematic and programmatic in our monitoring work by enjoining the broadest network of CSOs nationwide that will now include monitoring of  all rights economic, social and cultural, civil and political rights . Thus, we will be launching the CSO-Peoples Monitoring Mechanism (CSO-PMM).  This mechanism will complement the critical work of CHR in documenting and investigating cases of HRVs while at the same time provide the PHRC the information on how the treaty bodies signed by the Philippines are implemented in the ground. Please refer to attached document on the concept of the CSO-PMM.  The CSOs on the other hand will have relevant and consolidated data that we can use in filing of legal cases as well as in our advocacy work.  Your participation as part of the CSO-PMM is highly encouraged and anticipated.

Thus, we are honoured to invite you to the presentation of the CSO-Peoples Monitoring Mechanism and a symbolic filing of  selected cases  of PAHRA and networks   to CHR. The launch will be on December 8, 2011 , 2:00 pm at the of the Commission on Human Rights after the CHR’s Ulat sa Bayan. Please refer to attached brief concept note and program.

Your participation and presence in this activity is critical in our continuous pursuit of promoting and defending human rights. Maraming salamat.

Karapatan at dignidad para sa lahat!

Max M. De Mesa
Chairperson

Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA)
53-B Maliksi St. Bgy. Pinyahan
Quezon City, Philippines (1100)
Tel/fax (632) 436-26-33
Mobile : 0906-553-1792
E-mail:  pahra@philippinehumanrights.org
pahracampaigns@gmail.com
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