“It would be then for the government’s benefit, particularly the PNP, to address these doubts and allegations of anomalous arrests, especially that several pronouncements were already made by this administration — here and abroad — on its commitment to respect and protect the human rights of all,” she added.
De Guia further explained that failure to explain the recent incidents like the arrest of the seven on Human Rights Day would make the government’s assertion hollow. “These commitments need to be translated to actual reforms, including effectiveness of redress mechanisms in addressing similar allegations and different human rights violations,” she noted.
“For if these pledges will remain as words, then we would not only fail the human rights cause, but this would also render hollow the government’s primary assertions that it will abide by its obligation to uphold the rights of all,” she added. On early Thursday morning, six trade unionists and a journalist, Manila Today editor Lady Ann Salem, were arrested in an operation against loose firearms conducted by the PNP’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group . While numerous firearms, ammunition, and even several grenades were seized, activist groups insisted that these were merely planted by the police.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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