CHR updated the Indigenous and Minorities Section of the OHCHR on the status of the comprehensive anti-discrimination bills as well as the situations of indigenous peoples and minority groups.
The Commission is deeply saddened by the brutal and tragic death of OFW Henry John Acorda. We express our condolences and send our prayers to his family and friends. Henry stood up for a Filipina friend in a foreign land,
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) proudly joins the international community in celebrating International Human Rights Day and commemorating the 76th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on 10 December 2024. These milestones underscore the enduring relevance
The Commission on Human Rights is concerned with the government’s remark emboldening Police Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido that he is “free to kill everybody” in carrying out his anti-drugs operations in Bacolod City. Such words inciting arbitrary act of violence
The CHR has taken a position from the first instance when the Marawi Siege had began in May 2017 that it believes that the Government has the ability to exercise law enforcement powers to quell any threats without the need
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
The CHRP provided inputs to the report of the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights. This written contribution was based on the following stakeholder consultations organized by the CHRP: 1) “Problematizing Access to Justice,” CEDAW update of General
