MEDIA ADVISORY

Multi-Stakeholders Forum-Workshop on the “Effective Implementation of Republic Act No. 10353: A Collective Endeavor”

Dear Friends from the Media:

The Families of Victims of Involuntary Disappearance (FIND), the International Coalitions Against Enforced Disappearances (ICAED) and the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) in cooperation with the Embassy of Canada and the University of the Philippines (UP) Asian Center are organizing a forum on “Effective Implementation of Republic Act No. 10353: A Collective Endeavor” on March 6, 2013 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the UP Asian Center.

The forum is part of our continuing efforts to disseminate to various stakeholders and to general public the issue of enforced disappearance and the available legal remedies that can address it.

Rep. Edcel Lagman of Albay, the principal author of the law will speak on the objectives, the underlying principle and the salient provisions of the law. Sec. Leila De Lima of the Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Chairperson Loretta Ann Rosales of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) will share with us their respective institutional roles and responsibilities in the effective implementation of the law. USec. Parisya Taradji will also be there to represent the Department of Social Work and Development (DSWD).

WE SHALL TRULY APPRECIATE IF YOU CAN TAKE PART IN THIS AFOREMENTIONED EVENT. THANK YOU.

For inquiry, please
contact : Mr. Darwin Mendiola Mobile No. 0915.4689306 Office Phone No. 490.7862
Email address: afad@surfshop.net.ph

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