Probe sought into BuCor's alleged abuses

The House of Representatives has received a resolution urging a joint congressional investigation into what its authors describe as “systemic human rights violations” and “abusive practices” by the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor).

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Filed by members of the Makabayan Bloc, the resolution specifically calls on the House Committees on Human Rights and Justice to investigate a pattern of abuses within BuCor facilities, including the New Bilibid Prison and the Correctional Institution for Women.

“The Bureau of Corrections has repeatedly violated the basic human rights of persons deprived of liberty, particularly political prisoners who are already marginalized within the penal system,” House Deputy Minority Leader Rep. Antonio Tinio, one of the solons who filed the resolution, said in a statement.

“Ang mga pang-aabusong ito ay hindi dapat palampasin dahil nakakasama sa dignidad ng mga taong nasa loob ng kulungan,” he added.

(These abuses should not be tolerated because they are harmful to the dignity of people inside prisons.)