Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the alleged environmental violations of a mining company in Sibuyan Island, Romblon
On 26 January 2023, images and videos circulated online showing a human barricade formed by Sibuyan Island residents in Romblon attempting to halt mining trucks owned by Altai Philippines Mining Corporation (APMC) from transporting nickel ore from the island to be tested overseas. Few of the violations cited by residents allegedly include failing to show […]
Statement of CHR Executive Director, Atty Jacqueline de Guia, on the dispersal of protesters in the CHR grounds
The Commission on Human Rights is very alarmed by the method of dispersal employed by the police during the protest held by progressive groups in the CHR grounds on 25 May 2022. We strongly remind the Philippine National Police (PNP) against the use of water cannons and the carrying of firearms during non-violent protest in […]