Table of Contents Page PART I: CONTEXT SETTING ............................................................................................................. Dignity Inherent in Human Rights ................................................................................................. The Commission on Human Rights ................................................................................................ The Philippine National Police ..................................................................................................... The La Breza Declaration and the CHR-NCRPO Partnership and Cooperation ................ The Conference on Human Rights and the Rule of Law .......................................................... 1 1 1 2 3 3 PART II: THE PROJECT “A Study of the Human Rights Situation in Police Lock-up Cells in the National Capital Region .................................................................................. General Objectives .................................................................................................................. Specific Objectives ................................................................................................................... Process and Tools of Data Gathering ................................................................................... Limitations .................................................................................................................................... 7 7 7 8 9 The Philippine Criminal Procedure in relation to Warrantless Arrests .................................... 9 DATA PRESENTATION .................................................................................................................... 11 Comparative Table on Police Lock-up Cells Inventory in NCR based on NCRPO Records and CHR Validation .................................................................................................................... 11 Validated Issues ................................................................................................................................. 12 DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF VALIDATED DATA ............................................................. Right to Humane Treatment ........................................................................................................... A. Basic Necessities .......................................................................................................................... Food ............................................................................................................................................... Water and Personal Hygiene ................................................................................................... Clothing and Beddings ............................................................................................................... 14 14 14 14 15 16 B. Facility and Accommodation ...................................................................................................... 17 Congestion, Ventilation, Light, Sanitary Installations and Building Structure..................... 17 Separation of Categories........................................................................................................... 23 C. Records .......................................................................................................................................... D. Treatment and Handling of Detainees .................................................................................... Torture, ill-treatment and use of force ..................................................................................... Discipline and Punishment ........................................................................................................... Persons authorized to implement discipline and impose punishment ........................... Written regulations and complaint mechanisms .............................................................. Instruments of Restraint ............................................................................................................... Availability of Female Jailers ................................................................................................... 24 25 25 27 28 30 31 31