SB 138
Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 3, 2025
National Preventive Mechanism (Npm) Act of 2025
An Act Establishing National Preventive Mechanism (Npm) in Compliance with the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Opcat) and for Other Purposes
In plain language
The bill creates a new National Preventive Mechanism, attached to the Commission on Human Rights, that can make surprise visits to any jail, prison, police station, hospital, or other place where people are held, to stop torture before it happens. It gives the NPM its own budget, staff, and the power to ask for information, report problems, and work with many government agencies and civil‑society groups.
Human RightsJustice and JudiciaryPublic Order and Safety
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National Preventive Mechanism (NPM)
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SBN-138 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch