Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on remarks advocating the reintroduction of death penalty by rope
We urge government officials to be more circumspect in utterances that tend to devalue life and other rights by making them laughing matters. Cruel, inhuman, and degrading punishments are serious human rights offences barred by laws. Such acts have no place in a civilised society. The Commission on Human Rights reiterates its position that there […]