Comments in Relation to the Concluding Observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Yesterday, 06 April 2020, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) received a report that more than a hundred police officers escorted three diesel tankers of OceanaGold Philippines Inc (OGPI) and forcibly entered the premises of Brgy. Didipio in Kasibu, Nueva

Statement of the Commission on Human Rights urging the DepEd to guarantee the use of the Filipino Sign Language in the proposed bill for inclusive education

The Commission on Human Rights urges the Department of Education (DepEd) to actively support the use of the Filipino Sign Language (FSL) in the proposed Senate Bill for Inclusive Education in recognition of the Filipino deaf community’s right to cultural

CHR seeks reforms towards better protection of migrant workers’ rights

PRESS RELEASE | 27 January 2018 The Commission on Human Rights welcomed the move of the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) to look into the deaths of seven (7) OFWs while issuing a suspension on the deployment of domestic

Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the attack against Dumaguete Radio Anchor

The Commission on Human Rights condemns the violent killing of Dumaguete-based radio broadcaster Dindo Generoso by unidentified riding-in-tandem gunmen today. We urge the local government and the police to ensure the immediate capture and prosecution of the perpetrators with the

Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the alleged act of surveillance of a youth-led activist organisation

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) conveys serious alarm over alleged reports of surveillance and profiling of members of activist group Anakbayan. On 18 January 2023, CHR picked up news about a breach incident in their Manila office. The youth-led

Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the killing of broadcast journalist Percy Lapid in Las Piñas City

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is already conducting a motu proprio investigation into the brazen killing of veteran broadcaster Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa in Las Piñas City on Monday night, 3 October 2022. Mabasa, who hosts ‘Lapid Fire’ on