Statement of the Commission on Human Rights in support of the Supreme Court’s move to protect members of the judiciary
Judges and lawyers are important actors in the effective dispensation of justice. To threaten judges and lawyers is to threaten the rule of law and the protection of human rights. The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) supports the recent action of the Supreme Court denouncing those who “incite violence through social media and other means which endanger the lives of judges and their families.” This recent move from the High Court came after the acknowledgement of statements made by Ms Lorraine Badoy containing threats against Judge Magdoza-Malagar of the Manila Regional Trial Court, Branch 19. CHR likewise welcomes the assurance from Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo that courts and judges “are […]