Why is CHR silent on NPA attacks, recruitment of minors?
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MANILA – Anti-communist groups on Thursday slammed
the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) for allegedly snubbing the
longstanding violence and atrocities committed by the Communist Party of
the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front
(CPP-NPA-NDF) and its front organizations. In a protest rally
staged in front of the CHR office in Quezon City, the League of Parents
in the Philippines (LPP), Liga Independencia Filipinas(LIF), League of
Youth for Peace Advancement (LYPAD), Coalition for Peace (COPA) and
Hands Off Our Children, alongside mothers of students who were
reportedly recruited by various militant groups, expressed their dismay
on the silence of the CHR over the terrorist activities of the NPA and
cases of missing minors who were reportedly recruited by various
militant organizations. LPP chairperson Remy Rosadio criticized
CHR Chairman Chito Gascon for not speaking up against militant groups’
recruitment of minors. "We have been doing the same protest over
and over against the CPP-NPA-NDF and its allied organizations because we
are longing for our children. But you seem to remain blinded and deaf
with our calls,” she said. Rosadio added that the commission is not providing competent action against the terroristic acts of the rebel groups. “We’ve
shared so many pains, but why are they still playing blind and deaf on
our calls? We, the parents of these recruited children, are hurt and are
always asking—when are we going to sleep well Mr. Gascon? When are we
going to feel safe for our family, when will you listen to our pleas and
help us stop the recruitment of the communist’s legal fronts?,” Rosadio
said. She said the rallyists and the parents of recruited minors
are expecting Gascon to fairly respond to their calls and "talk to us so
that we will know your side on our sentiments. We also want to know
your stand on how are you going to help us.” Recruitment schemes Meanwhile,
Hands Off Our Children and LPP spokesperson Arlene Escalante added that
the CHR needs to know why the parents' group is dismayed on how some
activist organizations led their children to join the communist armed
rebellion. “What we expect CHR to do is to actually listen and
open their eyes to what is happening. The CPP-NPA-NDF is continuously
recruiting and brainwashing children all over the Philippines, so hindi pa ba ito pagwasak sa rights ng mga kabataan? (is this not destroying children’s rights?)” she said. She
also urged Gascon to stop sending wrong reports regarding the alleged
abuses to the United Nations, adding that the CPP-NPA-NDF and its allies
have been indoctrinating children with wrong ideologies. “The violence against innocent individuals is committed only by the CPP-NPA-NDF and not vice versa,” she said. Probe issues raised After the rally, CHR personnel held a dialogue with the anti-communist groups. CHR
spokesperson Jacqueline Ann de Guia said the commission’s mandate is to
call out the wrongdoings of any organization or the government. De Guia said the commission will investigate the issues presented by the groups. "We
are not still sure about the facts that they are alleging against these
organizations, but we will see to it that it will be subject to
investigation...I assure (that) the CHR will remain dedicated to the job
and an independent investigation will be done regarding this matter.
And the verdict on this case will only be based on the weight of the
evidence," she said in an interview. Leaders
of anti-communist groups and mothers of children allegedly recruited by
militant organizations meet with CHR spokesperson Atty. Jacqueline Ann
De Guia inside the CHR Building on Thursday (Feb. 27, 2020). (PNA photo by Ben Briones) De
Guia said the CHR "has never been a supporter of the armed movement or
the NPA," adding that the CHR is clear in its mandate to "support
freedom and rights of expressing opinions based on the Constitution and
not the armed conflict." She said the commission has been releasing several statements condemning the atrocities and violence committed by rebel groups. “On
the other hand, we will not hesitate to call out when there is an abuse
in the government, because we are dedicated to our mandate to do the
right things based on the Constitution," she said. De Guia assured
the rallyists that the commission remains dedicated to upholding their
mandate and that they are willing to accommodate the sentiments of the
protesters, especially the grievances of the mothers whose children were
allegedly recruited by militant organizations. “We are going to listen to them and we will face them like any other persons who need our help,” she said. The
CPP-NPA, which was founded by exiled leader Jose Maria Sison, has been
declared as a terrorist organization by the European Union, the United
Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines Source: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1095055
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