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CHR 'ready to engage' next Congress in 'frank, factual' discussion about death penalty

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Commissioner Karen Gomez-Dumpit says CHR is ready to 'present the ineffectiveness of the death penalty and offer viable programs' to deter criminality, including improved police visibility and community vigilance.

— The Commission on Human Rights is prepared to engage in a"frank and factual" conversation about capital punishment with members of the 18th Congress, the agency's chair said Sunday.

"The Commission does not want crime to go unpunished. However, the apprehension, prosecution, conviction and punishment of those who have committed wrong doings must be in accordance with human rights standards and principles," Dumpit said.

Death penalty was abolished under the 1986 Constitution, but the Charter gave Congress the power to reinstate it for heinous crimes. Capital punishment returned under the administration of President Fidel Ramos, but was abolished again under President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

 

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