\ ! / hr- ru of agreement for the training of prosecutors on HR and IHL and that a TWG is already working on the modules. Upon completion, she said, this will be open for validation by other agencies and E JI ,fl I ry- f ft aside from those being conducted by media. He said he is posing this question because he believes it is important, specially for people or communities in conflict areas like the IDps (internally displaced persons). More specifically, organizations. With respect to training for judges, Dir. Ofreneo suggested that the matter should be he said the people must be educated that they can file complaints individually or as a group brought up with the PHILJA (philippine Judges Academy)in view of Sec. 18 of the IHL Law. She said the CHR can write PHIUA. aside from the assistance that CSOs may provide for violations of RA 9851 (lHL). Capt. Esquivas cited the impoftance of educating the people at Dr. Simbulan (PhilRights) recommended a review of the Internal Peace and Security plan of the AFP (Oplan Bayanihan)to make it consistent the communifr levelspecially in relation to Sec. 5 of the IHL law which defines acts under genocide "with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, religious, social or any with HR{HL. other similar stable and permanent group.,, Rose Tiajano of PAIIRA said that the pAHRA, DOJ and CHR are also working on a training module on torture and medical evidence that may serve as ' In response to the query of Capt. Esquivas, Dir. Ofreneo said that human rights education is a pattern for developing IHL training modules. being undertaken at the community level by the Barangay Human Rights Action Officers Dir. Ofreneo apprised the body that there is a LN declaration on human rights education that was passed in December 201l. pursuant to this, (BHRAOs). However, she said there is a need to review and improve the content to include IHL. she said there is an ongoing world program on Dr. Jasmine Nario Galace of WeAct said human rights education wherein the philippines is included in the second phase which is focused that CSOs like Sulong CARHRIHL are also on the security sector, teftiary education and civil conducting education work on IHL, including RA 9851, at the community level in conflict areas. servants. Capt. Ed Esquivas of the AFp Human Rights Office clarified that AFp-J8 is in-charge of the entire schooling and curiculum development of the AFP. He said the AFP Human Rights Office, in particular, has programs on HR advocacy and trainings and has developed a handbook on human rights aside from the basic and advanced HR courses of the AFP. Capt. Esquivas then inquired if the CHR and CSOs have HR education for the general public Based on the preceding discussion, Dr. parong reiterated their suggestion to develop a module on IHL in generalwhich would serve as basis for the development of specific modules for different end users like prosecutors, investigators and judges. She sugpested further that the CHR take the lead for this undertaking. Dr. parong added that the ICRC has a module already on IHL which may serve as basic reference so as not to reinvent the wheel. She said CSOs must submit their modules, too, to the CHR citing the PCICC which has already been giving IHL trainings. ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION