Potential Ways Forward to Address the Issue of Statelessness in Sabah
Stateless persons are distinctly excluded from the meaningful exercise of rights and protection in multiple dimensions. The statelessness issue in the State of Sabah has become an intergenerational issue depriving a range of fundamental rights of an intensive population requiring immediate intervention. Certain communities in Sabah have been rendered stateless for generations due to historical […]
National Human Rights Institutions Joint Statement on International Migrants Day
Click here for the .pdf copy of the statementThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous impact on the lives of every individual around the globe in varying degrees. It is during this period that attention needs to be given by States to ensure that the most vulnerable and marginalized groups of people are not exploited […]
South East Asia National Human Rights Institutions Forum (SEANF) Statement on the Situation of Migrants and Members of their Families amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
The South East Asia National Human Rights Institutions Forum (SEANF), comprising national human rights institutions (NHRIs) from 6 countries in the region, namely the National Human Rights Commission of Indonesia (Komnas HAM), the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM), the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC), the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHRP), […]
DOJ, CHR sign data sharing agreement vital to AO 35 cases of extra-legal killings, enforced disappearances, torture and other grave human rights violations
The Department of Justice (DOJ) / Administrative Order No. 35 Secretariat (AO 35) and the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) today signed a Data Sharing Agreement, the fruitful culmination of collaboration between CHR and DOJ in furtherance of the mandate of AO 35. Signed during a virtual ceremony led by CHR Commissioner Leah Tanodra-Armamento and […]
Ensuring Gender-Responsive Interventions to COVID-19 and the New Normal Including Ensuring Prompt, Effective, and Survivor-Centered Response to All Forms of Gender-Based Violence
Read the Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2020-01 of the Commission on Human Rights and the Department of the Interior and Local Government, Ensuring Gender-Responsive Interventions to COVID-19 and the New Normal Including Ensuring Prompt, Effective, and Survivor-Centered Response to All Forms of Gender-Based Violence. Download file here
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines national human rights institutions address the issue of statelessness
QUEZON CITY—The national human rights institutions (NHRIs) of Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines—Komnas HAM, SUHAKAM, and the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) respectively—inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Friday, 24 July 2020, to strengthen efforts in addressing statelessness and the protection of the rights and welfare of stateless persons and persons at risk of […]
JOINT PRESS STATEMENT: Bilateral Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Statelessness Issues between the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) and the National Commission on Human Rights of Indonesia (Komnas HAM)
KOTA KINABALU (23 APRIL 2019) – The national human rights institutions (NHRIs) of Malaysia and Indonesia, namely The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) and the National Human Rights Commission of Indonesia (Komnas HAM) have bilaterally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to address the issue of statelessness and persons at risk of statelessness in […]
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Improving accountability and access to remedy for victims of business-related human rights abuse through State-based non-judicial mechanisms
38th session of the Human Rights Council Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: Improving accountability and access to remedy for victims of business-related human rights abuse through State-based non-judicial mechanisms JOINT NHRI STATEMENT 25 June 2018 The NHRIs of Cameroon, Bolivia, Denmark, Ecuador, Germany, India, Ireland, Morocco, and the Philippines, representing the […]
