has not been reported? Many women come Nancy: While the human rights framework has
to our office who just want to speak.
provided us what we need to know, we are
provided a platform to articulate the rights, to
what extent the anti VAWC law can accommodate
the concerns of the IP women, Muslims. In the local
level,
exists. It is a challenge but also a point for
reflection.
We cannot impose not going to mediation.
Some women would still clamor for it.
Sometimes we still need to acknowledge the
call for it.
We cannot go hardline. We are still in the process of
This is the beginning and later on we will
reflecting on these inputs. The limits of using
explain our other programs with other offices.
women human rights as enshrined in laws, in intl
standards, there might be realities that are still not
captured in that.
In some cases, they know mediation is not allowed.
But some women want mediation, they request for
higher authorities to talk to the man.
There is also the woman that wants to make just
this action and not all the legal process. We cannot
discount that if that’s what the women will say.
Documentation is important because it formalizes
things and shows the entry point to know how we
can intervene. We are still collecting more data on
the lived experiences of women.
Eljin from DSWD: The duty bearers at the
barangay level have now the challenge that
it’s up to us to lobby and amend the RA 9262.
However, as we are strengthening the
documentation at the ground level, our
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