Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the string of arrests on Human Rights Day
It is concerning that the celebration of the National Human Rights Consciousness Week (4-10 December 2020) ended with a string of arrests of journalist and trade unionists on the International Human Rights Day, Thursday, 10 December. The arrested individuals—Lady Ann Salem, Dennise Velasco, Mark Ryan Cruz, Romina Raiselle Astudillo, Jaymie Gregorio, Joel Demate, and Rodrigo […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the series of arrests of activists in Negros Occidental and Metro Manila
Various leaders and members of progressive groups were arrested in Negros Occidental and Metro Manila in a series of raids by police and the army on 31 October 2019. The raids were undertaken pursuant to a Search Warrant issued by Executive Judge Cecilyn Burgos – Villavert of the Branch 89 of the Quezon City Regional […]