Philippines: Continuing Child Detention with Adults in Police Lockups, Arbitrary Detention of “Rescued” Street Children, and Extrajudicial Execution of Children Accused of Violating the Law
Summary
This alternative report aims to point out and clarify the core issues besetting children accused of violating the law (CAVL), whom others presume or tag as children in conflict with the law. It discusses the various types and categories of CAVL as well as the procedures and processes they go through upon contact with and subjection to the criminal justice system, particularly with officers of the Philippine National Police.
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