CEBU CITY, Philippines -- The Commission on Human Rights in Central Visayas (CHR-7) is currently drafting a policy that would guide local government units in the region in the segregation of
Lawyer Arvin Odron, Commission on Human Rights in Central Visayas director, says they are drafting a policy for LGUs on the segregation of vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals. | File photo
“This policy issuance will serve as a guidance for our LGUs to always put respect and regard for human rights at the center of all its efforts,” Odron said. The business sector has welcomed the policy as this would allow them to reopen closed establishments during the modified enhanced community quarantine .
Lawyer Jacqueline Ann de Guia, CHR spokesperson, recently said that in times of public emergency, human rights standards, as embodied in the Siracusa Principles adopted by the UN Economic and Social Council in 1984, allows for acceptable and reasonable restrictions of rights based on guidelines of necessity; legality; and proportionality of the proposed solution to the problem that needs to be addressed.
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