o
o
Creation of a mechanism for setting up
a centralized data base, the compilation
of porttolios on well known IHL violators,
and the build up and monitoring of cases
to ensure that these proceed within an
government and non-government groups)
o
acceptable time frame and perpetrators are
actually brought to justice.
o
o
Strengthening of the Department of Justice
witness protection program and similar
mechanisms.
o
Build up of identified IHL cases.
3.
HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION
Massive internal displacement is still the
lonqest running, most pressing humanitarian
problem due to armed conflict in the country.
Explore ways to sustain and intensi!
livelihood and health-related ef[otts in
such areas (with DOLE, DSWD, DOH other
o
E.
Explore ways to ensure that all armed groups
resped efforts at humanitarian intervention
during natural and manmade disasters.
lmprove the capacity of the AFP to deal with
post traumatic stress among service women
and men.
Review the anti-torture law on the inclusion
of NSAs to discourage impunity
Post- Summit Roundtable
Discussions on an
Operational Plan
ln addition, natural disasters such as massive
floods have compounded the need for
humanitarian interuention and underlined
the necessity to develop and use our
resources wisely to deal with two situations
that each requires specific responses. lt is also
important to point to the relationship between
proceed to fu rther
fl
esh out the recom men dations
coming from the Summit The 20 March 2013
RTD came out with an operational plan and
the commitment of the Summit organizers-the
Commission on Human Rights, the Presidential
to their ancestral domain. Addressing these
Human Rights Committee and the Philippine
Coalition for the lnternational Criminal Courtto form a technical working group with other
issues is necessary in pursuing an end to the
stakeholders, including the Civil Society lnltiatives
conflict itself and consequently, to internal
for lnternational Humanitarian Law, to
displacement
the implementation of the operational plan.
armed conflict and social justice issues such
as the unrecognized claim of tribal peoples
Points and Suggestions Raised:
o Develop structures that will facilitate and
coordinate humanitarian interuention in
conflict and disaster areas and encourage
com plementation of h u manita ria n efforts.
o
Two post summit roundtable discussions would
oversee
Another RfD on 6-7 June 2013 gathered the
directors of the Commission on Human Rights to
further localize the Operational Plan.
The Summit identified issues and
services, protection and other forms of
assistance to the people in armed conflict
recommendations and resulting 0perational
Plan represents the Summits unity on a national
agenda for international humanitarian law for
and disaster areas
2073-2074.
Build the capacity of LCUS to provide basic
Proceedings of the Second National Summit on lnternational Humanitarian Law in the
Philippines
11 December
2012
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