Cebu Provincial Jail prisoners got naked on February 28, 2017 when PDEA agents raided the compound. The photos of Cebu prisoners naked caught the attention of netizens and gone viral.
Several rights groups criticized on what they call massive rights abuse.
With the photos gaining traction on social media, human rights groups voiced concern.
"This incident clearly amounts to cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment of prisoners," Amnesty International said in a statement.
Amnesty cited United Nations' standards and Philippine laws in highlighting the obligation of authorities to ensure prisoners were not subjected to torture or ill-treatment.
Human Rights Watch also said international standards prohibited searches that intimidated or unnecessarily intruded upon a prisoner's privacy.
"The conduct of these searches – out in the open and permitting photographs to be taken – was inhuman and degrading and violated the prisoners' rights to privacy," Human Rights Watch said in a statement.
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Several rights groups criticized on what they call massive rights abuse.
With the photos gaining traction on social media, human rights groups voiced concern.
"This incident clearly amounts to cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment of prisoners," Amnesty International said in a statement.
Amnesty cited United Nations' standards and Philippine laws in highlighting the obligation of authorities to ensure prisoners were not subjected to torture or ill-treatment.
Human Rights Watch also said international standards prohibited searches that intimidated or unnecessarily intruded upon a prisoner's privacy.
"The conduct of these searches – out in the open and permitting photographs to be taken – was inhuman and degrading and violated the prisoners' rights to privacy," Human Rights Watch said in a statement.
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