Statement of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcoming the acquittal of former CHR Chairperson and Senator Leila de Lima
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomes the verdict of the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch (RTC) 256 to acquit former CHR Chairperson and Senator Leila de Lima on her second drug case. In his ruling, Muntinlupa RTC Judge Abraham Alcantara explained that the recantation of former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officer-in-charge Rafael Ragos shrouded […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline de Guia, in observance of the National Prison Awareness Week
In observance of the 32nd National Prison Awareness Week, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) enjoins the public to think of the plight of prisoners, detainees, probationers and parolees. The UN Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners asserts that: “Except for those limitations that are demonstrably necessitated by the fact of incarceration, all prisoners […]