Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the death of a 17 year-old boy after being mistakenly identified and shot by police in Navotas
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expresses grave concern over the death of a 17 year-old boy who was allegedly shot by officers of the Navotas City police after being mistakenly identified as an escaping suspect. In pursuance of our constitutional mandate, CHR is already conducting an independent motu proprio investigation into the incident. The […]
Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the death of a construction worker who was shot by a cop after being mistaken for a robber
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR), through CHR Region III, is launching a motu proprio investigation into the death of a construction worker after being shot by a police officer in Sta. Rita, Pampanga on Saturday evening, 2 January 2021. The victim, Federico ‘Tek’ Pineda, 29, was said to have been mistaken as a suspect […]