DOJ, CHR ink pact on human rights violations
by Jomar Canlas, www.manilatimes.net
April 17, 2012

THE Department of Justice and the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to address issues related to human rights, it was learned on Monday.

Justice Secretary Leila de Lima and CHR Chairman Loretta Rosales signed the pact, which was witnessed by Justice Undersecretaries Francisco Baraan and Leah Armamento; Justice Assistant Secretary Zabedin Azis; Prosecutor General Claro Arellano; CHR Commissioner Norberto dela Cruz; and CHR Director Flora Atilano.

Under the agreement, the two agencies will join forces to fight human rights violations more effectively and punish the perpetrators.

According to the MOA, the Justice department and Human Rights commission will conduct regular meetings every year and, together with the University of the Philippines Law Center, draft a prosecutor’s manual on human rights.

It said that a lawyer handling a human rights case should be an expert in investigating such cases and prosecuting the violators.

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