UN Special Rapporteur Dr. Morris Tidball-Binz will lead a five-day technical coaching program on the Minnesota Protocol on the investigation of probably illegal deaths, the Department of Justice (DOJ) stated Tuesday.
According to the DOJ spokesperson Atty. Mico Clavano, the coaching goals to strengthen home accountability mechanisms to deal with human rights violations and abuses which is able to result in elevated accountability and justice.
“The Minnesota protocol on the investigation of potentially unlawful deaths which was signed in 2016 is today’s golden standard for the investigation and prevention of potentially unlawful deaths,” he stated in an interview.
“Awareness and effective use and implementation of the Minnesota Protocol is an effective way of ensuring that all cases of potentially unlawful deaths are effectively investigated, including for the prevention of extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions,” he added.
Clavano stated the coaching will likely be held from July 3 to July 7.
The staff of specialists consists of Tidball-Binz, Dr. Stephen Cordner, and Atty. Kingsley Aboot.
Participants embody senior-level officers from the DOJ, the Philippine National Police, the National Bureau of Investigation, and the Commission on Human Rights.
Government data present that a minimum of 6,200 drug suspects have been killed in police operations from June 2016 till November 2021. Several human rights teams, nonetheless, claimed the precise demise toll may very well be from 12,000 to 30,000.
The Human Rights Watch earlier stated the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has pegged the demise toll at 8,663. — RSJ, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
