Statement of CHR Commissioner Karen Gomez-Dumpit on the plan to create Sparrow Unit against NPAs
The Commission on Human Rights expresses alarm over plans of government to create a death squad meant to target suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA). This move is not within the law and such actions will lead to violations of human rights, including the right to life and due process. The Constitution […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the proposal to empower DICT to shutdown social media pages that are “inimical to national interest” or are linked terrorism
The Commission recognizes that the State must exercise its police power to prevent terrorism and uphold national security. However, the State must acknowledge that the proposal necessarily entails surveillance power, which impinges on the right to privacy of communication and correspondence as well as the sacred right to private life. It can also adversely impact […]
Statement of CHR Chairperson, Jose Luis Martin ‘Chito’ Gascon, on the court’s verdict on the Kian Loyd Delos Santos case
We welcome the trial court’s conviction of Kian’s killers and thank all those who assisted in securing justice in this case—particularly the courageous eye witnesses, the church workers, and human rights defenders who offered sanctuary, and the investigators and prosecutors who performed their duty. We call on the government to step up their efforts in […]
