Statement of the Commission on Human Rights lauding the proposed bills that seek to establish a National Preventive Mechanism
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) lauds the filing of various bills that seek to establish a National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) in compliance with the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT). The proposed legislation signifies a crucial step towards addressing the conditions of persons deprived of liberty, which may potentially amount to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, or even torture. Having acceded to the OPCAT since 17 April 2012, the government is mandated to establish a National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) through legislation. In 2016, CHR aimed to create an interim NPM (INPM) to encourage the government to […]
自由を奪われた人々の死亡率の高さに関する人権委員会の声明
The 2021 data of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) revealed that 1,166 individuals out of the total 48,501 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) died within correctional facilities—the highest figure in 32 years. As of September 2022, there have already been more than 700 PDLs who have died in custody. This is tantamount to three to four PDL-deaths every day. According to the BuCor, the leading causes of death among PDLs were old age and sickness. BuCor officer-in-charge General Gregorio Catapang Jr. also said that they will review the data to determine COVID-19-related deaths. The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is gravely alarmed by this report. These numbers depict a cruel […]