BAGUIO CITY – City officials recently commended and congratulated the Baguio City Jail Male Dormitory for being awarded the Gawad Bantay Karapatan by the Commission on Human Rights–Cordillera Administrative Region (CHR-CAR) during the International Human Rights Day celebration.
In a resolution, the achievement of the Baguio City Jail Male Dormitory that recognizes the facility’s remarkable contributions to the promotion and protection of human rights is worthy of emulation by concerned agencies and similarly situated facilities.
Human Rights Day is observed by the international community annually on December 10. It also commemorates the day in 1948 where the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
In celebration of the 2024 International Human Rights Week and culmination of the National Human Rights Consciousness Week, the key highlight of the activity was the awarding of the regional Gawad Karapatan Pantao by the CHR-CAR.
This award is a recognition given by the CHR-CAR for government agencies or government employees and public servants who championed human rights activities in their respective organizations or communities.
Further, the said award was categorized into four such as Human Rights Violation Prevention or Gawad Bantay Karapatan, Human Rights Policy Contribution Gawad Gabay Karapatan, Human Rights Promotion or Gawad Sulong Karapatan and Human Rights Protection or Gawad Tanggol Karapatan.
The Baguio City Jail Male Dormitory was awarded the Gawad Bantay Karapatan for its contributions to human rights violation prevention.
Copies of the approved resolution will be transmitted to the Baguio City Jail Male Dormitory and CHR-CAR for information, guidance, ready reference and further needed action. By Dexter A. See
