Position Paper on Overseas Filipino Workers on Death Row CHR (V) A2018-004
The Commission on Human Rights calls on the State to recognize its obligations as a State Party to the ICCPR and its Second Optional Protocol. The ramifications of reintroducing the death penalty in the country have the potential to expose the Philippines to international ridicule and criticism, as it breaches numerous international rules of law. Should the Philippines retain its abolitionist stance then the capacity to protect overseas Philippine workers will also be preserved.