Draft Bangsamoro Basic Law

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Posititon Paper on the Draft Bangsamoro Basic Law

The Commission on Human Rights recognizes the struggle of the Moro people in Southern Philippines for peace and self-determinations, as well as against historical injustice and oppression, within the framework of the 1987 Constitution.

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Positive Discipline Bill Filed in the Senate (Senate Bill 1477)

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Senate Bill No. 14, “An Act Adjusting the Amount Involved, Value of Property or Damage on Which a Penalty is Based, and the Fines Under Act No. 3815 as Amended, Otherwise known as the Revised Penal Code”

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Amendment of Republic Act No. 7877 or the Anti-Sexual Harassment of 1995 (House Bill Nos. 194, 508, 2591, 2932, 3691, 4822, and 5213)

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Amendment of the Corporation Code of the Philippines

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Position Paper on House Bill No. 3023 and House Bill No.3789 on Peaceful Assembly

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Position Paper on House Bill No. 5898 on Survivorship Benefits for Members of the Constitutional Commissions and the Ombudsman

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The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) kicked off the One Billion Rising campaign in the Philippines on 10 February 2020 to join the global dance of resistance to end violence against women, including transgender women and those with other gender

Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the International Day of Education

The Commission on Human Rights joins the international community in commemoration of the International Day of Education today, 24 January 2021. The third International Day of Education comes in the wake of a pandemic that has left an unprecedented number

Statement of the Commission on Human Rights welcoming the approval of the SOGIESC equality bill by the House Committee on Women and Gender Equality

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomes the approval of the newly-revised Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, or Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) Equality Bill by the House Committee on Women and Gender Equality. The revised bill consolidated similar bills, namely

Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the call of UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan for the Philippine government to address issues concerning media workers

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) acknowledges the urgent appeal made by United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, Irene Khan, urging the Philippine government to review the cases of journalists facing legal charges and address

Statement of CHR Commissioner Monina Arevalo Zenarosa commending the Senate’s “Abogado Para sa Bayan” Bill

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Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on threats to arrest impeachment backers against the President

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