FINAL REPORT - Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism

Recommendations
It is respectfully recommended that the Citizens’ Congress for Truth and
Accountability, after having established by testimonial, documentary and object
evidence the existence of a widespread and systematic human rights violations
perpetrated by the Arroyo regime, its armed forces and state agents, do the following:
1. To file complaints for violations of civil and political rights of victims and for the
award of damages and indemnification to the same against Pres. Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo, the Secretary of the Department of National Defense, the
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Major General Jovito
Palparan and their agents, before the Philippine Human Rights Commission,
international bodies such as United Nations Human Rights Committee, any
foreign country where they may be reached and served the processes of the
Court pursuant to the doctrine of universal jurisdiction;
2. To issue a brief and strongly-worded statement containing the highlights of the
report on political killings and other forms of human rights violations, and
disseminate, publish and circulate such statement to all sectors of Philippine
society, particularly the youth and students, organized labor and peasants,
religious denominations, groups and organizations, schools at all levels, causeoriented
and advocacy groups, business organizations, professionals and
members of the academe, foreign embassies and international organizations
with headquarters and offices in the Philippines;
3. To issue a statement urging the international community to condemn the
abhorrent human rights record of the Arroyo regime; demand that human
rights violations be stopped and perpetrators be brought to justice; and in the
light of the impunity enjoyed by said perpetrators who are widely perceived to
be state agents, a campaign be launched calling for the withdrawal of any and
all forms of aid and recognition from the Arroyo government until the latter
takes decisive action;
4. To issue a statement urging Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to vacate the office
of the presidency and urge the successor government to prosecute and punish
all human rights violators and to indemnify and compensate the victims of
human rights violations.
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