AFP belies allegation of failure to curb human rights violations
By Mario J. Mallari 06/09/2011The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) yesterday belied findings by an international human rights watchdog of insufficient steps by the Aquino administration to address the culture of impunity in extra-judicial killings in the country.
At a press briefing, AFP spokesman Commodore Miguel Jose Rodriguez stressed that the military puts primary concern to human rights in its operations and cited the AFP’s internal peace and security plan (IPSP) “Bayanihan.”
Last Tuesday, the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) scored the Aquino administration for insufficient moves to address extra-judicial killings even after almost a year in power.
“That is not true at all,” Rodriguez said..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20110609nat1.html
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