MANILA, Philippines- Nanindigan ang Philippine government sa implementasyon ng Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), sinabing iginagalang nito ang human rights, sa constructive dialogue sa 7th Periodic Report ng bansa sa ilalim ng International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) sa Geneva, Switzerland.
Sinabi ng National Security Council (NCS) nitong Sabado na gumulong ang ICESCR mula February 18 hanggang 19.
Iginiit ni NSC Assistant Director-General Jonathan Malaya na lahat ng kasong inihain sa ilalim ng ATA ay sumailalim sa mahigpit na legal na pagsusuri.
“The courts conducted their own judicial review of probable cause and concurred with the findings of the DOJ and, as a result, issued the warrants of arrest. If there was no basis or misuse of the law, the courts would have dismissed the case outright.”
“The existence of dismissals does not indicate misuse of the law; rather, it affirms that the judicial process works as intended—ensuring that only well-founded cases proceed to trial,” dagdag niya.
Ang ICESCR ay isang United Nations treaty na tumitiyak sa basic rights tulad ng “right to work, social security, adequate standard of living, healthcare, education, and participation in cultural life.”
Sa isyu naman ng red-tagging, sinabi ng National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) na ang ahensya ay “mischaracterized.”
“We provide accurate information about individuals involved in ‘terror grooming or radicalization,’ empowering people to make informed choices that protect themselves and their communities,” wika ni NTF-ELCAC Secretariat executive director Undersecretary Ernesto Torres Jr. RNT/SA
