MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Wednesday said that persons deprived of liberty (PDL) should be considered as a priority population for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, given the living facilities they’re in across the country.
CHR Spokesperson Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia said that their argument is in consonance with the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (UN CESCR) that governments have an obligation to provide vaccines to groups that are at high risk of infection, and that includes detainees.
“The CHR has pointed out before that prison conditions make PDLs particularly vulnerable in facing this pandemic with the …
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