Statement of the Commission on Human Rights welcoming the DOJ circular on the reduction of bail bonds for indigent persons deprived of liberty
The government is duty-bound to ensure that the rights of all persons deprived of liberty (PDLs)—including those facing charges, those awaiting trial, and those arbitrarily detained—are respected, protected, and fulfilled in accordance with constitutional and international human rights standards. But given existing problems of overpopulation, poor living conditions, corruption, inadequate access to legal and medical […]