Norma relacionada
Philippines
Practice Relating to Rule 118. Provision of Basic Necessities to Persons Deprived of Their Liberty
The Rules for Combatants (1989) of the Philippines provides that wounded and sick prisoners must receive medical treatment.
Philippines, Rules for Combatants, in Handbook on Discipline, Annex C(II), General Headquarters, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City, 1989, § 4.
In a memorandum on the strict observance of human rights issued to the Philippine armed forces in 1982, the Philippine Ministry of National Defence provided that medical check-ups were mandatory for persons detained in connection with crimes against national security.
Philippines, Ministry of National Defence, Memorandum to the Chief of Staff on Strict Observance of Human Rights, Doc. AGA1 B2-29, 20 March 1982, § 2.
