MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Saturday stressed that law enforcers must still respect the dignity even of health rules violators, after Silay, Negros Occidental police paraded residents who breached face mask policy, which was also shared online.
“We continuously remind law enforcers to adhere to human rights-based policing, including respect for every person’s dignity. Parading alleged quarantine violators on the streets may amount to cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment or punishment penalised by Republic Act No. 9745 (Anti-Torture Act) and barred by Convention Against Torture signed by the Philippines,” CHR spok…
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