Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the alleged rape of two minor girls by members of the New People’s Army in Leyte

The Commission on Human Rights condemns in the strongest terms the alleged cases of sexual abuse committed against minor girls by reported members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Kananga, Leyte. On 13 September 2020, two 14-year-old girls were reportedly rescued by the 93rd Infantry Battalion from the armed group’s camp where it was […]