On Community-based Dialogues (CBD)
Cordillera CBD Core Group holds enhancement training

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Twenty-nine (29) participants attended the training which aims to deepen the knowledge and skills of the group in consideration of the culture and traditions of the region.  Key topics on Human Rights Concepts and Principles with practical exercises, Business and Human Rights, Climate Change, and Gender Sensitivity were presented and discussed to further enhance their capacities in addressing related concerns.  The photos and video clips have exhibited the good rapport and active engagement of the participants in the different sessions.

The group drafted a resolution institutionalizing the Community-based Dialogue (CBD) at the local level with the support of the local government units as well as government agencies to be presented to the Development Administration Committee (DAC) of the Regional Development Council (RDC, NEDA) for endorsement.  It hopes to facilitate the expansion of the CBD throughout the region for a more constructive and cooperative resolution of emerging human rights issues.

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The participants expressed their appreciation and gratitude for the conduct of the training realizing that this will help them carry out their role as members of the core group in convening and facilitating a CBD more efficiently and effectively.  All the participants received their “Certificate of Participation” for completing the training activity.

The CBD project is a partnership among the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), Philippine National Police Human Rights Affairs Office (PNP-HRAO), Armed Forces of the Philippines Center for Law in Armed Conflict (AFP-CLOAC; formerly Human Rights Office), Alternative Law Groups (ALG), and Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA), with the support of HSF.  CHR is the convenor at the regional level and co-convened by a local partner civil society organization (CSO).