General & Specific Objectives PART II THE PROJECT A Study of the Human Rights Situation in Police Lock-Up Cells in the National Capital Region The Project Study was conceptualized in light of the constitutional mandate of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to protect and promote the human rights of everyone in the country, which include monitoring government’s compliance with international human rights treaty obligations and exercising visitorial power over jails, prisons or detention facilities. 17 It is also anchored on the duty of police officers, for the purpose of this study, refers to arresting officers and the jailers assigned in police stations and lock-up cells across the National Capital Region (NCR), to enforce the law and processes relevant to the arrest, investigation and prosecution of criminal offenders. The research consisted of onsite visits, inspections, data gathering, interviews and documentation. It commenced on the last week of October 2014 and lasted until the first week of February 2015. The gathered data were then evaluated vis-a-vis applicable human rights standards where several issues and good practices were identified in the process. A final assessment was done in March 2015. The objectives of the Study are as follows: A. General objectives 1. To obtain a validated report based on the study of the human rights condition in police lock-up cells in the thirty-eight (38) police stations in the NCR; 2. To undertake policy development and implementation at the CHR and NCRPO level to ensure respect for human rights and the rule of law; 3. To undertake programme measures on the basis of the result of the study towards strengthening protection, promotion and monitoring mechanisms, as well as the PNP-NCR institutional and individual law enforcer’s capacity development on human rights norms and standards and the rule of law; and 4. To recommend appropriate measures to address the thematic concerns as validated in the study to ensure full compliance with international human rights standards, the Constitution and the rule of law. B. Specific objectives 1. To identify prevailing human rights and enforcement issues in relation to the maintenance and handling of lock-up cells; 17 1987 Constitution, Article XIII, Section 18. 7