- Algeria
- Burundi
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- International Commission of Investigation on Human Rights Violations in Rwanda since 1 October 1990
- International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
- International Panel of Eminent Personalities to Investigate the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda and the Surrounding Events
- National Unity and Reconciliation Commission
- Gacaca Courts
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Uganda
- Zimbabwe
LATEST UPDATE
The committee did not produce a report because it was disbanded after the establishment of the Commission on Human Rights, which absorbed its powers and functions.
TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE PROCESSES
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Philippines: Presidential Committee on Human Rights
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NAME OF MECHANISM
Presidential Committee on Human Rights
PERIOD OF OPERATION
18 March 1986 – 2 February 1987. The Presidential Committee on Human Rights was officially established by newly elected President Corazon Aquino by Executive Order No. 8 on 18 March 1986. The committee disbanded earlier than expected in 1987 with the ratification of the new Philippine constitution, which provided for the creation of the Commission on Human Rights.
MANDATE AND OPERATIONS
Mandate: The Presidential Committee on Human Rights was established to investigate human rights violations that took place in the Marcos era, between 1972 and 1986. These investigations were limited to abuses committed by government officers or their agents, or by persons acting under their orders.
Executive Order No. 8 mandated the committee to investigate cases of unexplained or forced disappearance, extrajudicial killings, massacres, torture, hamletting, food blockades and other violations of human rights. The committee was also mandated to recommend compensation measures for victims and procedures to ensure the nonrecurrence of such violations.
The executive order granted the committee the power to administer oaths, to gather testimonies and other evidence and to issue subpoenas. The committee also had the power to grant immunity from prosecution to witnesses where necessary, as well as to impose penalties it deemed appropriate. In addition, the committee had the power to call on the assistance of any government agency or office.
Staff: The committee was chaired by a Filipino lawyer, Senator J.W. Diokno. The other six commissioners were Mr. Justice Jose B.L. Reyes, Mrs. Zenaida Quezon Avancena, Sr. Marianni Dimaraanaa, Ms. Haydee Yorac, Mr. William Claver and the judge advocate general.
Budget: The government budgeted US$1.1 million for the committee.
RESOURCES
Executive Order No. 8 [1986]
RESULTS
The committee did not produce a report because it was disbanded after the establishment of the Commission on Human Rights, which absorbed its powers and functions [Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center | 2008].