Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the order to “shoot” alleged agitators and violators of enhanced quarantine
The primacy of human rights even in times of a national health emergency means that due process and the rule of law still apply. Even stricter restrictions, such as the enhanced community quarantine seen to protect the people’s right to health, are guided human rights standards and principles. Even before, the Commission has expressed alarm […]