CHR to unveil Diokno monument
Workers place the statue of former senator Jose Diokno at the Commission on Human Rights office in Quezon City yesterday. BOY SANTOS
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) will unveil a monument of the late human rights and democracy icon, former senator Jose Diokno, on Sept. 21, coinciding with the 45th anniversary of the declaration of martial law, an official said yesterday.
CHR Chairman Chito Gascon said members of the Diokno family are expected to attend the event to be held at the CHR main office in Quezon City.
Diokno headed the presidential committee on human rights created by former president Corazon Aquino in 1986.
The committee was replaced by the CHR following the passage of the 1987 Constitution.
Diokno established the Free Legal Assistance Group to provide assistance to victims of human rights abuses during the dictatorship.
Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno is expected to deliver the keynote address.
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