Articulating key obligations of states to persons deprived of liberty under a right to health framework: the Philippine case study

(August 2021)

Yarcia, L. E., & Bernadas, J. M. A. C. International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Vol. 16 No. 3, pp. 240-253

Abstract:
This paper aims to examine key obligations of states to persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) under the right to health framework in the context of COVID-19. As a case study, it also describes the state of health in places of detention in the Philippines during the pandemic, with an end view of providing granular recommendations for prison policy reforms. Read more