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HRD Attack

Beatrice "Betty" Belen

Incident date
25 Oct 2020
Date accuracy
All Correct
Beatrice "Betty" Belen
Female
Gabriela
Human rights group
Judicial or legal harassment: Other
Target: Individual
Location of Incident: Philippines
Chevron United States of America Hydrogen, Oil, gas & coal
Other actors

Sources

On 25 October 2020, Beatrice Belen, women's rights organisation worker and leader of Innabuyog-Kalinga, the local chapter of Gabriela, was arrested on false charges after her house was searched by the police and being red-tagged in Lubuagan, the Philippines. According to logal organisations, Philippine National Police and Philippine Army came to the Western Uma and Lower Uma villages at 4:00 a.m. to search several houses, including that of Beatrice Belen. For decades, Belen has shown strong leadership in her community against destructive projects. In 2012, Belen led the campaign against Chevron Energy company’s geothermal power project in Kalinga, citing alleged detrimental effects of the said project to lives and health of the community members, especially women and children. In 2018, Belen was awarded Gawad Bayani ng Kalikasan (Environmental Hero) for her sustained defense of their ancestral land from destruction by private companies.