The incident was seen as an affront to members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBTQIA+) community, prompting the Commission on Human Rights to investigate human rights violations in the town. Alleged human rights violations not a concern? He also assured that the Department of the Interior and Local Government is committed to upholding human rights. “I don’t think it’s a concern because we’ve had isolated cases and none of them involve human rights [violations] and the good thing about the quarantine is that people are home, crime rates are down, and so are complaints about human rights violations,” said Roque in the report. He used the martial law imposed in Mindanao as an example, saying there has not been any widescale complaint about human rights violations.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 07, 2020 06:00 UTC