The Philippines has caught the attention (again) of the United
Nations (UN) regarding the perceived repressive measures in the implementation
of the quarantine protocols geared for stopping the novel coronavirus 2019
disease.
UN calls the measures taken by the Duterte government as “highly
militarized response” in containing the spreading of COVID-19.
Along with the Philippines, UN also calls out the states of China,
South Africa, Sri Lanka, and El Salvador as countries with alleged human rights
violations in the guise of coronavirus restrictions.
UN High
Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said that police and security
forces in some countries have used unnecessary force to make people abide by
lockdown and curfew rules — with the victims mostly coming from the poor and
vulnerable sectors.
She said
force should only be used when strictly necessary and lethal force should only
be carried out when there is an imminent risk to life.
"Shooting,
detaining, or abusing someone for breaking a curfew because they are
desperately searching for food is clearly an unacceptable and unlawful
response," Bachelet said in a speech in Geneva on April 27.
The UNHR said the Philippines' "highly militarized
response" to the COVID-19 pandemic with an arrest of over one hundred thousand people for
violation of curfew enacted ordinances.
As of record there are around 152,000 quarantine violators have
been reported nationwide following the implementation of the Luzon-wide enhanced
community quarantine(ECQ) and other
provinces in mid-March, according to recent police data. Of this number, at
least 38,000 have been arrested.
"Emergency powers should not be a weapon governments can
wield to quash dissent, control the population, and even perpetuate their time
in power. They should be used to cope effectively with the pandemic – nothing
more, nothing less," Bachelet warned
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