MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Saturday urged the government to uphold the right of detainees to due process as Senator Leila de Lima marked her fourth year in detention.
In a statement, CHR spokeswoman Jacqueline De Guia said De Lima and other persons deprived of liberty have rights to “due process, the presumption of innocence, and to a speedy, impartial, and public trial.”
“We continue to remind the government that detention and imprisonment do not diminish the government’s obligation to respect human rights and dignity,” she said.
The CHR stressed the government must allow De Lima to exercise these rights despite her being a sta…
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