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CHR to conduct investigation on Caloocan jail, Bilibid deadly riots

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Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA - The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Wednesday said it would conduct its own investigation on the Caloocan jail and New Bilibid Prison riots that have left detainees and inmates dead and numerous others hurt, citing the &quot;concerning&quot; trend on prison scuffles involving improvised weapons.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/11/22/caloocan-jail-riot-leaves-six-pdls-dead">Caloocan City Jail riot leaves six PDLs dead</a></li></ul><p>In separate statements, CHR Commissioner Jacqueline De Guia said the agency is &quot;gravely&quot; worried about the &quot;common occurrence&quot; of jail riots that use contraband weapons.</p><p>&quot;We reiterate our call for detention officials to increase efforts on clearing operations to ensure that no PDL (person deprived of liberty) has access to deadly weapons,&quot; De Guia said. </p><p>&quot;We recall that just this month, CHR <a href="https://bit.ly/3G9ROWR">investigated </a>another incident that occurred in Bilibid leading to the deaths of three [person deprived of liberty]. In both incidents, improvised weapons were used to injure and possibly kill,&quot; she added. </p><p>Authorities said six prisoners were killed during the Caloocan City jail riot on Monday involving two altercating groups while at least 30 others were injured. </p><p>Earlier this month, a riot also erupted at the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City that left three PDLs dead and 14 others hurt.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/03/22/3-pdls-dead-14-wounded-in-bilibid-riot">3 PDLs dead, 14 wounded in Bilibid riot</a></li></ul><p>For the CHR, jails and detention facilities &quot;have the obligation to protect persons deprived of liberty from harm and ensure humane living conditions free from cruel and degrading treatment.&quot;</p><p>&quot;It is concerning how PDLs involved in this incident have been able to hide numerous deadly improvised weapons without detection until the occurrence of such incidence,&quot; the CHR statement read. </p><p>The commission said it would dispatch investigators to the New Bilibid Prison and coordinate with authorities.</p><p>It is urging officials to probe whether there were &quot;lapses&quot; when they were conducting contraband clearing operations and find out what happened. </p><div><strong>WATCH</strong><br/> </div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1890851" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

The CHR said it is 'gravely' worried about the common occurrence of jail riots that use contraband weapons. 

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CHR to conduct investigation on Caloocan jail, Bilibid deadly riots

Job Manahan,

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Published Jan 12, 2022 02:42 PM PHT

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