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QUEZON City Councilor Janet “Babes” Malaya has proposed the
creation of a human rights office for the city to address cases of
human-rights violations.
Malaya, chairwoman of the council’s
committee on justice and human rights, said that the creation of the
human rights office would be a great help to ensure that the basic
human rights of Quezon City residents will be protected.
Based on Malaya’s proposed ordinance, a human
rights desk shall be established at City Hall that will act on all
forms of human violations committed against any resident of Quezon
City.
“It will be conducive for Quezon City
residents to ensure that their human rights are fully protected not
only in letters but also in spirits,” Malaya said.
The human rights desk will be branched out to
the city’s 142 barangays with the City Hall desk serving as the
main desk.
Among the duties of the proposed office is to
provide conciliation and mediation to resolve human rights disputes.
It will also establish cooperative linkages with the police, the
Commission on Human Rights, the Phil. Alliance for Human Rights
Advocates and other organizations and persons promoting advocacy on
human rights.
-- Ira Karen Apanay
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