Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
January 15, 2002
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 4221, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : "Commission on Human Rights Act of 2001". This bill seeks to strengthen the Commission by providing an effective and expanded structural and functional organization to meet the demands of human right cases here and abroad. By providing the commission with prosecutorial powers over a delineated forms of human rights violations, it is hoped that the Commission will be able to meet the rising demands from victims human rights violations and the general public for an effective and speedy resolutionof all human rights cases filed with CHR. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ROSALES, ETTA |
| DATE FILED : 2002-01-15 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ON 2002-01-22 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
"Commission on Human Rights Act of 2001". This bill seeks to strengthen the Commission by providing an effective and expanded structural and functional organization to meet the demands of human right cases here and abroad. By providing the commission with prosecutorial powers over a delineated forms of human rights violations, it is hoped that the Commission will be able to meet the rising demands from victims human rights violations and the general public for an effective and speedy resolutionof all human rights cases filed with CHR.
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