Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the Observance of the 33rd National Prison Awareness Week
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) joins the Catholic Church in the Philippines in the observance of the 33rd National Prison Awareness Week from 19 to 25 October 2020. The theme for this year is “Restoring Hope and Healing during this Time of Pandemic through God’s Transforming Unconditional Love.” Protecting communities from infectious diseases means […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline de Guia, in observance of the National Prison Awareness Week
In observance of the 32nd National Prison Awareness Week, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) enjoins the public to think of the plight of prisoners, detainees, probationers and parolees. The UN Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners asserts that: “Except for those limitations that are demonstrably necessitated by the fact of incarceration, all prisoners […]