High court orders CHR, CA to study carefully case against Fil-Am activist By Benjamin B. Pulta 02/17/2012

High court orders CHR, CA to study carefully case against Fil-Am activist

By Benjamin B. Pulta 02/17/2012
A human rights violation case filed by a Filipino-American activist has been remanded by the Supreme Court (SC) to the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and the Court of Appeals (CA) after the tribunal ruled that despite lacking evidence, an outright dismissal of the case would be a disservice to justice.

In an 11-page resolution, the SC en banc stressed that while the investigation into the complaint filed by activist Melissa Roxas conducted by the CHR failed to sufficiently establish the identities of those behind her abduction and torture in 2009, her petition for the issuance of a writ of amparo and habeas data against key military officials should not be dismissed since the Philippine National Police has yet to complete the investigation..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/metro/20120217met3.html