Rights groups call for penal system reforms in Philippines

MANILA: Images of hellish conditions at an overcrowded Philippines jail triggered calls on Thursday from lawmakers and rights groups for swift reforms to the penal

MANILA: Images of hellish conditions at an overcrowded Philippines jail triggered calls on Thursday from lawmakers and rights groups for swift reforms to the penal system which is under strain from an anti-drugs crackdown. Describing images of the jails as “terrible”, lawmaker Leila de Lima said she would file a resolution in the upper house Senate calling for a review of the state of detention facilities in the country.

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