Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the withdrawal of the House of Representatives of its approval of imposing death penalty for drug possession
The Commission on Human Rights recognises the need to address the sale and use of illegal drugs due to its ill effects to individuals, families, and our communities at large. Even before, the Commission have expressed its qualified support—mindful of our questions on its means—to the government’s drive to address illegal drugs with the vision […]