CHR pushes for torture prevention measures in PHL
27 June 2017 PRESS RELEASE CHR pushes for torture prevention measures in PHL QUEZON CITY—On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 2017, June 26, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is pushing for the continuous advancement of the Philippines’ torture prevention measures by calling for the establishment of a National Preventative Measure (NPM) as part of the proposed CHR Charter. “The establishment of a National Preventative Measure is long overdue. It is to the Philippines’ credit that we acceded to the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in 2012 but we have failed to take this important […]
PNP Modernization Bill (Supporting the Strengthening of the PNP Towards Community and Human Rights Based Policing)
PNP Modernization Bill (Supporting the Strengthening of the PNP Towards Community and Human Rights Based Policing) The impact of the proposed bills on the PNP Reorganization and Modernization Act endorse by Sen. Grace Poe, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada and Rep. Leopoldo N. Bataoil to the prevention of torture may not be readily apparent. However, a closer examination of the issue shall show that by uplifting the welfare of the police, the welfare of the community, including detainees in police temporary lock up cells shall also be uplifted. DOWNLOAD FILE HERE