Republika ng Pilipinas Komisyon ng Karapatang Pantao ng Pilipinas (Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines) CHR SUPPORTS THE PASSAGE OF THE ANTI-CHILD PORNOGRAPHY LAW A n Advisory from the Commission o n H u m a n Rights CHR (lV)-A2009-002 T h e C o m m i s s i o n o n H u m a n Rights ( C H R ) accords h i g h p r i o r i t y i n the for action against child pornography and therefore congratulates the legi crafting a l a w that affords special protection for children against the and h o r r i f i c effects o f c h i l d pornography. T h e passage o f t h e proposed anti-child pornography l a w i s i c o m p l i a n c e w i t h G o v e r n m e n t ' s obligations as State P a r t y t o i n t e r n a t i o n a l rights laws, namely, the U N C o n v e n t i o n o n the Rights o f the C h i l d ( U N C R C the O p t i o n a l P r o t o c o l t o the U N C R C o n the Sale o f C h i l d r e n , C h i l d Pros and C h i l d Pornography. Particularly for the latter O p t i o n a l P r o t o c o l , the Senate ratified the same almost seven (7) years before o n M a y 28, 2002. C H R is h i g h l y enthused that C o n g r e s s continues t o undertake steps to legi O p t i o n a l P r o t o c o l i n t o a domestic l a w . W l i i l e international treaties d u l y r deemed part o f the l a w o f the land, the w i s d o m o f adopting these inter instruments into national laws ensures the exploited child the facility to I t i s a fact t h a t t h e U N C o m m i t t e e o n t h e R i g h t s o f t h e C h i l particular e m p h a s i s o n the need f o r legislation as a basis f o r protect sexual e x p l o i t a t i o n . I n this connecfion, the C H R hopes that Congress w e l c opinions and recommendations o f these esteemed experts i n the U n i t e d N w h o s e mandate w a s g i v e n because o f their deep and holistic k n o w l e d g e o f protection modalities and mechanisms. A number o f these recommendations infused in the present C H R A d v i s o r y . T h e first c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f l e g i s l a t o r s f o r a n A n t i - C h i l d P o r n o g r a p h y t o declare illegal the possession of pornographic materials and the use of children in the deviant act of pornography. C r i m i n a l i z a t i o n o f t h e s e a c t s i n e c e s s a r y a n d o n e o f t h e first h u r d l e s f o r t h e d r a f t e r s o f t h e l a w i s how child pornography. F o r i n s t a n c e , t h e i d e n t i f i c a f i o n o f o t h e r c r i m i n a l acts ( o f cartoons or a n i m a t e d figures or cut-outs o f c h i l d r e n ' s faces i m p o s e d o n o f adult bodies) and the applicability o f the Electronic Evidence A c t further study b y this b o d y as does the p r o p o s e d l a w ' s effect o n the bas Karapatang Pantao: Likas Sa Atin, Tungkulin Natin Commonwealth Avenue, U.P. Complex, Diliman, 1101, Quezon City, Philippines Tel. Nos. 92 7-01 72 • 928-2018 i

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