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Position Paper
An Act Providing for the Rights of the Accused and Persons Under Investigation for the Commission on Crime (House Bill No. 5002)
This House Bill seeks to consolidate provisions of existing legislation on the subject, namely, Republic Act No. 857 and amended by Republic Act No. 7438 enacted on 07 July 1992 concerning the rights of the individuals who are arrested and subjected to custodial investigation.
Position Paper
Position Paper
Press Release, Statements
Press Release, Statements
Press Release, Statements
Press Statement, Statements
Press Statement, Statements
Press Statement, Statements
Press Statement, Statements
Since the 1970s, the country’s labor market has been driven by export-oriented economic policies that employ women in industries such as domestic care, textile and garment production, food processing, and electronics manufacturing.[1][2] While this en masse recruitment of Filipina laborers
Brief Statement, Press Statement, Statements
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is launching its own independent investigation into the killing of Pampanga-based journalist Jesus “Jess” Malabanan, who was shot dead by still unidentified suspects in Calbayog City, Samar on Wednesday, 8 December. CHR condemns this
Press Release, Press Statement, Statements
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Region IV-B is currently working on its independent investigation regarding the death of Anacorito Bolor, a barangay kagawad in Calapan, Oriental Mindoro who was stabbed to death in his house in Barangay San
Press Release, Press Statement, Statements
More than a decade has passed since the enactment of Republic Act (RA) No. 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizen Act of 2010, which mandates the monthly distribution of PhP500 subsidy for indigent seniors. The PhP500 social pension has declined
Press Release, Press Statement, Statements
Seven years after the conflict between Philippine government forces and the Maute Group in Marawi City, many families displaced during the five-month siege continue to grapple with the difficulties of rebuilding their lives. According to the United Nations Office for
Brief Statement, Press Statement, Statements
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 when these measures trigger allegations of human rights violations and, worse,