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Balay’s advocacy to prevent torture of persons deprived of liberty has gained more traction with the formal turnover of the handbook on torture documentation, and reporting at the national headquarters of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Quezon City on April 7, 2016.
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Human rights groups have welcomed the conviction of a police officer implicated in the torture of a detainee in the verdict made by the Municipal Trial Court in Angeles City, Pampanga on March 29, 2016. In his decision, Judge Ireneo Panganiban Jr., has found guilty Police Officer 2 Jerick Jimenez of subjecting Jerryme Corre to severe pain and suffering to make him admit to a crime in violation of Republic Act 9745 or the Anti-Torture Act.
The court decision is the first of its kind since the Anti-Torture Law was enacted in 2009. The judge had ordered PO2 Jimenez to be jailed for a maximum period of two years and four months. He also directed the convicted police officer to pay the victim P100,000.00 in moral damages.
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Balay Rehabilitation Center held a Seminar on Torture Prevention, Monitoring, Documentation and Reporting for Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Wardens and Health Officer Torture in Cebu last March 30, 2016. The speakers include former Commission on Human Rights Regional Director Atty. Alejandro Alonso Jr., officials from the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology National Headquarters and representatives from Balay Rehabilitation Center. Participants composed of 55 BJMP Wardens and Jail Officers from different jails in the Visayas.
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Professionals from different government agencies participated in a study session on torture prevention and rehabilitation organized by Balay Rehabilitation Center in Albay in Bicol province on February 23-24, 2016. The 2-day activity gathered 36 participants which included healthcare providers, lawyers, and social workers from the regional offices of the Department of Health, Department of Social Welfare and Development, the Public Attorney’s Office. Members of the Philippine National Police, the Department of Justice, and civil society organizations in Albay province and Naga City also joined the event.