* * *The CHR is not a constitutional commission, comparable to the Commission on the Civil Service, the Commission on Audit, and the Commission on Elections. He donates billions to safeguard democratic ideals like human rights, gives aid to refugees and pours assistance to poor countries. * * *The international non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) has been the subject of criticism from a number of observers. Bias allegations include the organization’s being influenced by United States government policy, particularly in relation to reporting on Latin America, and the misrepresentation of human rights issues in Eritrea and Ethiopia. On Human Rights Watch’s view of the Philippines: usage of the idiomatic expression “barking up the wrong tree” may not apply.

Source: Manila Times March 08, 2017 16:07 UTC