Human rights usually means bad news to police, who equate the word with charges slapped against them. It’s a negative view that the Philippine National Police Human Rights Affairs Office (PNP-HRAO) has been working to correct through a series of training and seminars on human rights. ADVERTISEMENT“They also have this notion that we conduct training and seminars on the subject only in areas where there are lots of human rights violations,” he added. “The PNP-HRAO function is limited to monitoring investigations, as well as legal and judicial processes related to human rights violations (committed by policemen). The primary functions of the PNP-HRAO are: to develop a systematic, holistic implementation of human rights programs and activities; review, formulate and recommend human rights policies and programs including administrative and legal measures on human rights; monitor investigations and legal, judicial processes related to human rights violations of PNP personnel; undertake an information campaign on PNP human rights initiatives; and establish links with concerned agencies involved in handling human rights violation cases against PNP personnel such as the CHR, the presidential human rights committee and other government and nongovernment organizations.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 30, 2017 23:06 UTC