Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the rising number of inmates’ deaths under police custody
The Commission on Human Rights is alarmed by the PNP Internal Affairs Service’s (IAS) report that more than 450 inmates have died under police custody under the current administration, including the recent deaths of eight inmates inside the New Bilibid Prison due to dehydration. The appalling situation of inmates in over-congested and dilapidated detention facilities […]
Statement of CHR spokesperson. Atty. Jacqueline de Guia, on the death of an elderly couple and the suspect while in police custody
The Commission on Human Rights is already investigating the case of Carl Joseph Bañanola, who allegedly died after a gun scuffle with police escorts while en route to Camp Karingal. Bañanola is also being identified as the main suspect for the death of an elderly couple, Nicolas Austria and wife Leonora, in Novaliches, Quezon City. […]