Wives of political prisoners earlier complained about the strip and body cavity search policy
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“Should a visitor refuse to undergo the search procedure, such visitor may opt to avail of our electronic visits or the ‘‘ Visitors are not compelled to sign the waiver. Minors are not subjected to strip searches,” Catapang said. United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders with their Commentary, also known as Bangkok RulesAssisted by Kapatid, a rights group that helps political prisoners, the wives filed complaints with the Commission on Human Rights . The CHR later announced that it launched its own probe into the complaints against the policy.
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