The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) wants the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Office of the Ombudsman to punish police officers behind the use of a secret detention cell in Tondo, Manila. The CHR has referred the matter to the Office of the Ombudsman for investigation. Commissioner Karen Dumpit went to the Ombudsman’s office in Quezon City to submit the agency’s report on the airless cell found in MPD Station1. The CHR said the use of closet-sized cell which had no light or windows is one of the most “shocking and dehumanizing violations of the rights” of detainees. “We will be continuing our own investigations on the matter and cooperate with the Office of the Ombudsman for the speedy resolution of this case,” it said.

Source: Manila Times May 10, 2017 12:00 UTC