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Pilipinas
K o i n i s y o n ng K a r a p a t a n g Pantao
(Commission
on Ihimnn
Rijj/jts)
HUMAN R I G H T S A D V I S O R Y
CHR-A6-2000
ON T H E T R E A T M E N T O F NON-COMBATANTS E S P E C I A L L Y
O F C H I L D R E N AND WOMEN IN I N T E R N A L A R M E D
CONFLICTS
The
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Chairman
Rights
a n d t h e four
( C H R )during
members
their
recent
confirmed
t h ei n f o r m a t i o n f r o m t h em e d i a
violations
o n w o m e n
a n d children
c o m m i t t e d i nthe armed-conflict
rebel groups.
trip
to Mindanao
that various
h u m a n
a n d non-combatants
between
the government
have
rights
have
forces
o n
been
and
the
T h e v i o l a t i o n s c o n s i s t o f : ( 1 ) T h er e c r u i t m e n t o f c h i l d r e n
for a r m e d combat;
during emergencies;
children
o f t h e Commission
a n deven
(2) T h e use o f w o m e n
and children ash u m a n
(3)T h e t a k i n g o fhostages
civilians;
shields
which include w o m e n
a n d (4) T h e e m p l o y m e n t
and
o f torturea n d
i n h u m a n t r e a t m e n t o f captives.
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