Universal Health Coverage Bills

Position Paper

The submission of this recommendations and proposals, the Commission seeks to influence the Congress in using legislation to promote a human rights-based approach in addressing the needs of the society, in this particular instance, in fulfilling the right to health of all Filipinos, and all the people in the Philippines

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Position Paper on the Anti-Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity or Expression Bill

Position Paper

House Bill No. 2953 Prohibiting the Detention of and Mandating the Immediate Release of Cadavers of Muslims from Hospitals and Other Similar Facilities

Position Paper

Proposal to Establish a National ID System

Position Paper

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

Position Paper

Position Paper on 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”

Position Paper

Reporting of the Philippine Government to Human Rights Treaty Bodies (CHRA2018-007)

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CHR leads NCR dialogue to strengthen national framework on media safety

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CHR calls for urgent action to improve conditions in Bahay Pag-asa facilities

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CHR welcomes PH delisting from UN list of grave child rights violations after 22 years

Press Statement, Statements

Statement of the Commission on Human Rights calling for the protection of economic and social rights amid rising fuel costs

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CHR calls for full reparation, recognition, and justice for the Malaya Lolas

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Statement of the Commission on Human Rights condemning the sexist remarks made by Quezon City Rep. Suntay during a House hearing

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Press Release, Statements

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 abduction of civilians and CAFGU in Mindoro

Our Constitution, alongside other laws, guarantee our right to liberty and security of persons. The Commission on Human Rights then condemns any act that transgresses on these fundamental human rights, such as in the case of the abduction allegedly perpetrated

Statement of the Commission on Human Rights welcoming the ban on mining activities in Bulacan

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expresses its support on the continued suspension of mining, quarrying, and other types of extractive operations in the province of Bulacan. This move upholds the right to a healthy environment and helps ensure the

Statement of CHR Spokesperson Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the brutal killing of 5 family members over family land dispute in Camarines Sur

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) strongly denounces the unspeakable violence over a family land dispute in Camarines Sur on 5 November 2021. The massacre resulted in the death of five family members, including a senior citizen and three innocent

CHR recognises role of women in addressing the pandemic, in defending human rights

QUEZON CITY—The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) dedicated this year’s celebration of the National Women’s Month to all women who continue to stand at the frontlines in addressing the current Covid-19 pandemic and in the face of rampant human rights

Statement of the CHR Center for Gender Equality and Women’s Human Rights – Gender Ombud celebrates law against child marriage; alarmed of BTA members’ plea for veto

The Commission on Human Rights, as the Country’s Gender Ombud, celebrates the passage of Republic Act No. 11596, also known as an Act Prohibiting the Practice of Child Marriage. The passage of the Act is a gender equality and child