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Author: Perfecto Caparas

Started: July 6, 2006, 6:11:43 pm

Target: President of the Republic of the Philippines

Category: Uncategorized

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The President of the Philippines
Republic of the Philippines
Malacanang, Manila

Re Stop the illegal and wide scale detention and abuse of 52,000 children prisoners now

Dear Excellency:

We express deep concern over the illegal detention of 52,000 Filipino children. They are kept in the company of adult prisoners
in cramped police jails all over the Philippines.

We are disturbed that not a few of these
children, including young girls and mentally
disabled children, come from the poorest areas.
They suffer sodomy, rape, torture, tattooing, and many indignities.

We feel troubled that they are deprived of
medical, social, psychological, and legal
assistance during the period of their police
detention.

We understand this constitutes a cruel, inhumane,
and degrading treatment or punishment.

We regret that in spite of numerous Philippine
and international laws prohibiting these
practices, the incarceration of children in the
company of adult prisoners and these violations
persist.

We hold children's rights equal to all human
rights transcending national boundaries and
serving as the first priority for all nations
around the world.

We therefore appeal to the best judgment and
conscience of the President of the Philippines to
stop these illegal, inhumane practices
immediately.

Coalition to Stop Child Detention Through Restorative Justice