MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Thursday said that the reported abuses inside youth detention centers or Bahay Pag-asa are very alarming. “Bahay Pag-asa centers are meant to reform and rehabilitate children in conflict with the law,” CHR spokesperson Attorney Jacqueline De Guia said in a statement. ADVERTISEMENTDe Guia’s reaction comes after it was reported that children staying in “Bahay Pag-asa” are being abused. READ: Youths bare abuses in ‘Houses of Hope’“Shelters that are meant to reform children should be the last place that would further victimize them and cultivate negative behaviors in them,” De Guia added. Data also showed that only eight of the centers have been accredited by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 25, 2019 03:45 UTC