AN APPEAL TO REASON, FAIRNESS, COMPASSION, AND SINCERITY (A MinHRAC Open Statement, 22 Sep 2013) "Perhaps now is a good time for people in Zamboanga and Basilan to ask themselves where are the institutions that are supposed to provide protection services for their rights as civilians and as IDPs? What are these institutions – governmental or NGO, local or foreign - doing to discharge their responsibilities to the people? These are institutions possessed not only with the mandate also sufficient manpower and funding, right? As for us at MinHRAC, we will continue to provide services for free for as long as we have remaining resources and even as one of the 3 heroes of our civilian protection response in Zamboanga will be gone for a month to take an important professional exam. Timing wise, therefore, the questions we raise here could not be more timely because this will mean our Zamboanga team will be reduced to just 2. Friends, my Zamboanga colleagues have risked their lives to protect others. It is now time for us to support them. And support others like them. We are sure there are others out there who belong to other local organizations who has had to go outside the normal calling of his/her job just to fill the gaps left by others. This appeal is for them too. To the people of Zamboanga, particularly those from the hardest hit barangays, you will rise again. God willing. Insha Allah." ATTY ZAINUDDIN MALANG READ FULL TEXT BELOW
Posted on: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 03:46:26 +0000