Republic Act No. 9745

Full Title
AN ACT PENALIZING TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN AND DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES THEREFOR.
Short Title
Anti-Torture Act of 2009
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
14th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
November 10, 2009
Subjects
acts
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP)
NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (NBI)
HUMAN RIGHTS
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)
Commission on Human Rights (CHR)
ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES (AFP)
ANTI-TORTURE ACT OF 2009
PUBLIC ATTORNEY'S OFFICE (PAO)
treatment
statement
Republic Act (RA)
punishment
degrading treatment
violence
torture
threat
Standards
secret detention places
sanctions
prohibition
PRISONERS
Philippine Constitution
Investigation
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Major Topic
Child Welfare
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