Human rights groups on Friday filed contempt charges against officials of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) for allegedly violating anew the rights of political prisoner Andrea Rosal, whose daughter died just after being born.

The Free Andrea Rosal Movement, Karapatan, the National Union of People’s Lawyer (NUPL) and other supporters trooped to Pasig City Regional Trial Court to formally file the contempt charges against jail warden and Sr. Insp. Ellen Barrios, BJMP Sr. Insp. Crisyrel Awe and BJMP resident physician Jaime Claveria Jr. over the forced and unlawful transfer of Andrea, the daughter of the late New People’s Army spokesperson Roger Rosal, from the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) where she was confined after giving birth to Taguig City Jail on June 4.

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