Statement of CHR Executive Director, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the decongestion efforts of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) recognises the recent efforts of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to decongest jail facilities in the country. In a recent statement, BJMP spokesperson JSupt. Xavier Solda reports a decrease at 397% congestion rate in jails as of July 2022. In past years, the congestion rate of […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, recommending concrete measures to address jail congestion
The widespread congestion of jails has been a persistent problem in our country. In recent years, it has worsened due to the high and sudden influx of arrested suspects in relation to the anti-drug campaign. There are also other reasons such as delay in the issuance of commitment orders, slow disposition of cases or protracted […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the Philippine National Police’s call for CHR to help in addressing jail congestion problems
Problems on jail congestion in the Philippines goes beyond challenges in infrastructure. It represents a larger and deeper problem on how the government regards human rights, including for those who have run in conflict with the law. The fact is that, throughout the years, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has done more than lobbying […]