CHR Jurisdiction –

Resolution No. A96 - 005

Mr. LITO J. HERMOSILLA,MPA
Chief, Info and Training Div.
CHR – 7, Cebu City
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1.) Rights of prisoners or detainees
against physical, psychological and
degrading punishment resulting in the
commission of crimes against persons
as provided in Title Eight of RPC as
amended, and the related special laws;
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2.) Constitutional guarantees
provided against the use of
torture, force, violence, threat,
intimidation and other means that
vitiate the free will of any person
or force him to do anything or
sign any documents against his
will;
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3.) Right to a fair and public trial as
recognized under the Constitution,
applicable laws, statutes and
jurisprudence;
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4.) Right to life without due process of law,
where its commission is tantamount to
summary execution and/or extrajudicial
execution (salvaging);
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5.) Liberty of abode and of changing
the same within limits prescribed by
law, except upon lawful order of the
court, where the acts committed
constitute hamletting, force eviction,
illegal demolition or development
aggression;
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6.) Right of the people to be secure in their persons,
houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable
searches and seizures as defined in Art. 124 to 130
and other articles under R.A. 3815 and related
special laws where said acts are committed in the
course or by reason thereof or when involuntary or
enforced disappearance as defined under applicable
laws or international treaty obligations on human
rights resulted or was the reason for the violations; to
protect the privacy and sanctity of the person’s house
and others in his possessions; prohibits unreasonable
searches and seizures unless authorized by a validly
issued warrant; not all searches are prohibited,
checkpoints are not illegal, the intention is to protect
the lives & safety of the people;
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7.) Right of persons arrested, detained or under

custodial investigation as well as the duties of
the arresting, detaining, and investigating
officers defined under R.A. No. 7438;
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8.) Free exercise and enjoyment of religious
profession and worship, without discrimination
of religion, including offenses against the
religious, such as desecration of places of
worship and or acts notoriously offensive to
the feelings of the faithful-’’No law shall be made
respecting the establishment of religion or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof’
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