National Summit on International Humanitarian Law in the Philipppines 57 mechanisms, it is the implementation thatis use rape as a tool for violence. This affects not problematic. only the individual but a broader section of the community. No Lawson Important HR Concerns on the Convention on Torture They recommended to actively promote and Identified also is the absence of a domestic law monitor the CARHRIHL,andaswell asall other implementing the Convention Against Torture, mechanismsandlegal instruments. It was noted Convention Against Enforced Disappearances, that the UN Resolution No. 1325 empowers International Criminal Court and other very womento take part in peace building initiatives. important treaties. As they commented, the So, there can be certain confederations of these government’s position on thesetreatiesis not strong. different legal instrumentalities where it could be used asa tool to engage governmentor non-state armedgroups. On Policy Recommendations It was recommended that international treaties should betranslated into domestic laws. Cited as A Parallel Policy/Agreementto an example was the Landmine Ban Treaty which CARHRIHL until now does not have a domestic law. There is There should be a policy parallel to CARHRIHL a Bill whichis still pending in Congress. Also as regards to GRP-MILF PeaceTalks. Both sides mentioned was the need should agree that they would essentially promote to enhance implementing mechanismsofsignedtreaties. the International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and at the sametimethis should serve as a Prosecutory Powers of CHR/Broadening tool for those people who have been victims and the Capability of CHR whoserights have been violated in situations of There must be some mechanisms wherecivil conflicts in Mindanao. Notedas victimsare the society and the other groups of people, together civilians in the areas of Mindanao and the with other governmentagencies, can partner and vulnerable sectors. Specially mentioned is the actually have a platform for the actions. Philippine ratification of the Rome Statute that would actually empowerpeopleto atleast use this Violations to Internationally Recognized tool to be able to hold accountable those who are Principles responsible for the violations especially the Further identified were the violations to international arena. internationally recognized principles. As already mentioned by the previous groups, there were Challengeto Create a Culture of Peace violations committed despite the limitations being The last but not the least identified was the set. There were abuses during warlikepillage, challenge to integrate a framework creating a destruction of property, seizure of property and culture of peace vis-a-vis armed conflict kidnapping of ICRC members. framework.This would serve as a step towards the goal of achieving lasting peace. It poses a question Use of Rape as a Tool for Violence on howto challenge the war framework and how It was highlighted that some warring parties even tocreate aculture of peace. This triggered a debate