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Statement of the CHR Spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the detention of lawyers during a drug raid at a Makati bar

  • August 18, 2018
  • 6:00 AM

The Commission is deeply alarmed by the arrest of the three lawyers who were only fulfilling their obligation as counsels of their client which is a constitutional right of every Filipino to be represented by a counsel of his/her own choice. It shows an utter disrespect not only of the law profession but also of constitutionally enshrined rights. It emboldens other law enforcement agencies and puts at risk ordinary Filipino citizens. The Commission for its part, shall continue to pursue its investigation on the matter.

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Statement of CHR Commissioner Karen Gomez-Dumpit on the announcement of the Justice Secretary regarding the release of the first partial report of the review of the deaths resulting from the conduct of anti illegal-drug operations

  • January 11, 2021
  • 6:55 AM

The Commission on Human Rights acknowledges the announcement of Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra regarding the release of the partial report conducted by a high-level inter-agency panel of the thousands of deaths resulting from the conduct of recent anti-illegal drug operations.

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Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the final reading of the House Bill No. 7814

  • March 3, 2021
  • 8:50 AM

The presumption of innocence is a universal human right. The same right is also guarded in the 1987 Philippine Constitution. A proposed piece of legislation, such as House Bill No. 7814, that contravenes this protected right is a cause for

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Statement of CHR Executive Director, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the DOJ’s high trust rating

  • June 8, 2022
  • 2:37 AM

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) notes the recent survey, which places the Department of Justice (DOJ) with the highest trust rating among the Executive Department in the National Capital Region at sixty-seven percent. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra attributes the

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Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the third extension of martial law in Mindanao

  • December 13, 2018
  • 7:53 AM

The Commission on Human Rights is firm in its position that our security sector, the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines combined, can address acts of lawlessness without the need for martial law. The said declaration

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Statement of the Commission on Human Rights commending the Commission on Audit’s plan to digitalize state audit processes in the next seven years

  • May 17, 2023
  • 12:41 AM

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomes the plan of the Commission on Audit (CoA) to digitalize its state audit processes within the next seven years. As the country’s national human rights institution, CHR welcomes this plan that will improve

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Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the proposed anti-terrorism bill

  • June 2, 2020
  • 12:18 PM

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is against terrorism. We recognise its effects have implications on our rights and freedoms—both individually and as a collective community. As such, we look upon the government to fulfil its duty in protecting its

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