#HumanRights #DefendUP Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the unilateral termination of the Department of National Defense (DND) of its accord with the University of the Philippines (UP) The UP-DND Accord is more than an agreement limiting the entry of State forces in any of the UP campuses. Seen from a history of…
#HumanRights #Justice Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the slow prosecution of Fabel Pineda’s rape and murder case Six months have elapsed since the rape and alleged killing of 15-year old girl Fabel Pineda by police officers in Ilocos Sur, but justice remains elusive for her and her cousin Bernadette Saniatan…
#HumanRights #Women #LGBTQI+ Statement of Commissioner Karen S. Gomez-Dumpit, Focal Commissioner on Women and LGBTQI+ Issues, on Victim-blaming and Gender Stereotyping Amid the Investigations in the Christine Dacera Case The Commission on Human Rights is deeply concerned and alarmed by the victim-blaming and gender stereotyping amid the investigations in the killing of Christine Dacera. These…
#HumanRights #StopTheKillingsPH Statement of CHR Commissioner Karen Gomez-Dumpit on the announcement of the Justice Secretary regarding the release of the first partial report of the review of the deaths resulting from the conduct of anti illegal-drug operations The Commission on Human Rights acknowledges the announcement of Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra regarding the release of the…
#HumanRights #VAW Statement of CHR Commissioner Karen Gomez-Dumpit on the sex jokes made during a televised national disaster briefing Sex jokes and sexual objectification of women are VAW: Not to be tolerated nor excused The Commission on Human Rights condemns the normalization and trivialization of sex jokes and sexual objectification of women. They are forms…
Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in the Philippines JULY, 2020 “Human rights defender (HRD) is a term used to describe people who, individually or with others, act to promote or protect human rights.”1 HRDs include all those who “seek the promotion and protection of civil and political rights as well as the…
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the arrest of 8 protesters in UP Cebu due to alleged violation of quarantine rules Eight UP students and alumni of the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu were arrested last 5 June 2020 due to alleged violation of the government’s ban on mass gatherings…
[HR101] Narito ang mga dapat mong gawin kung nagkaroon ng paglabag ng karapatang pantao sa panahon ng COVID-19: Please click the link fo more: Submit your contribution online through HRonlinePH@gmail.com Include your full name, e-mail address, and contact number. All submissions are republished and redistributed in the same way that it was originally published…
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the rising number of Covid-19 infected health workers The Commission on Human Rights notes with concern the rising number of healthcare workers being infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Recently, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed that a total of 62 health workers from…
Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the incident involving a cop shooting an alleged lockdown violator in Barangay Pasong Putik, Quezon City Strict measures, such as community lockdowns, were set during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic to protect our right to health and, ultimately, save lives. It is most alarming…
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on recent COVID-19 measures that impact the right to privacy and free choice of employment At this stage of the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID) pandemic, we are seeing the steady growth of confirmed cases, the increasing number of deaths, and the growing challenges that beset our public…
Nandito Kami! CoViD19 PH: Commission on #HumanRights and Civil Society Organization response Kasama Sina: Karen Gomez Dumpit Commissioner, Commission on Human Rights Atty. Jacqueline Anne De Guia Executive Director, Commission on Human Rights Jaybee Garganera Alyansa Tigil Mina Steering Committee Member, iDEFEND Tagapagpadaloy: Rose Trajano Secretary General Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates ————————————————————– COVID-19…
PAHRA to the 5th Commission on Human Rights: have a firm grasp and sharp analysis of the human rights situation of the country June 19, 2015 This will serve as solid bases for the 5th CHR to map out your plan for the whole of your term as well as for your annual planning. There…
Commission on Human Rights’ Personnel Arising Against “Midnight” Appointment of Executive Director by Commissioners Rosales, Cardona and Dela Cruz April 25, 2015 The arising of more than 100 personnel to register their strong protest against an appointment to the institution’s adjudged as done in “indecent haste” augers well for a renewal of good governance in…
‘Soldiers shot botanist, companions after thinking they were communist rebels’ By Abigail C. Kwok, InterAksyon.com December 18, 2012 The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said soldiers mistook botanist Leonard Co and his companions as communist rebels when they fired at Co’s group two years ago in Kananga, Leyte. Although the Army operation was was “legitimate,”…
13 May 2011 THE RIGHT TO LIVE A LIFE OF HUMAN DIGNITY Good afternoon. The past few weeks made us witnesses to impassioned debates surrounding the Reproductive Health Bill, with one side of the bench labeling itself as pro-choice and the other, pro-life. Controversial social legislations such as this generate heated public attention and for…
Please join us in a gathering tomorrow, 28 April, 3 pm at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Grounds as we mark the 4th year of the Jonas Burgos’ abduction. Allow us to thank you for your continued support and help us remind the government that we shall continue the search until my Jonas and other…
Jonas Burgos’ mother to Maj. Harry Baliaga Jr.: Name the mastermind behind my son’s abduction – Interaksyon.com. On the fourth anniversary of the abduction of activist-farmer Jonas Burgos, a political crime that sparked protests and inquiries around the world, his mother Edita wrote an Army officer with one simple request: name the one who gave…
Revillame treatment of dancing boy in tears criminal–CHR – INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos. Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 04:40:00 03/30/2011 Filed Under: Entertainment (general), Television, child abuse, Human Rights, Crime MANILA, Philippines—What the show “Willing Willie” did to Jan-Jan Suan, the 6-year-old boy who was told to simulate a striptease while in tears in…
