Submit a donation using the form on this page to support a series of fact-finding humanitarian missions in Mindoro, in the wake of recent militarization and war crimes of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
Since the start of the new year, the island of Mindoro in the Philippines has seen a massive intensification of militarization and war crimes committed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). In the town of Abra de Ilog, the AFP deployed over 1000 soldiers, and further terrorized the community with indiscriminate aerial bombing and strafing from helicopters. Hundreds of residents were forced to evacuate, and the attack resulted in the deaths of multiple civilians, including children. Filipino-American community organizer Chantal Anicoche, who was visiting the area to immerse with community members, went missing during the attack and was surfaced nearly a week later by the military. Up until now, Chantal has not been released from military custody.
More information on the attacks is available here.
The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines is collecting donations which will directly support a series of fact-finding humanitarian missions to the affected areas. Organized by local human rights organizations, the mission aims to collect evidence and witness testimony to uncover more information about what unfolded on January 1st and the days since, and to determine whether additional violations of human rights and international humanitarian law occurred.
You can contribute to this fundraiser using the form on this page. If you would look to support the call for Chantal’s release, you can also click here to add your name to the sign-on statement.
