MANILA, Philippines — It is not too late to exercise compassion and save human life, the families and friends of political detainees told Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta as they urge him to leave a lasting legacy by addressing jail congestion and subhuman prison conditions through a writ of kalayaan.
Kapatid, an organization of relatives and friends of political detainees said the writ of kalayaan, which was proposed by Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, provides an extraordinary legal remedy grounded on social justice and humanity to address the congestion in the country’s prison system amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fides Lim, the wife of detained National Democratic Front of the…
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