[WATCH] Opening message of CHR Commissioner Karen Gomez-Dumpit’s for the celebration of the UN International Day of Older Persons and the kick-off event for the Filipino Elderly Week:

16 January 2017 PRESS STATEMENT CHR welcomes EO 12 on Zero Unmet Need and Strict Implementation of RPRH Law The Commission on Human Rights, as Gender and Development Ombud, welcomes and commends the Office of the President for the issuance

Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the suspension of operation of Lumad schools

The recent suspension of operation ordered by the Department of Education (DepEd) against 55 Lumad schools in the Davao region causes concern to the Commission on Human Rights as it affects children, who are also indigenous peoples (IP), recognised as

Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, welcoming the new year

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) greets every Filipino—at home and those overseas—as we welcome the new year. It gives us hope that, as the pandemic forced individuals in unprecedented situations, we have seen fellow Filipinos go above and beyond

Statement of Commissioner Faydah Maniri Dumarpa at the 109th Session of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (UNCERD) Committee-Informal meeting with NHRIs (19 April 2023)

19 April 2023, 15.00hrs (Geneva Time)/21.00hrs (PST) To the Committee Members of the Treaty Body and colleagues from the Philippine Delegation: Assalamualaikum and good afternoon! I am Commissioner Faydah Maniri Dumarpa, focal commissioner for the sector of indigenous peoples and

Statement of CHR Commissioner, Karen Gomez-Dumpit, on the discrimination committed against individuals who are associated with COVID-19

The Commission on Human Rights condemns all acts of discrimination committed against individuals who are associated with COVID-19 disease. These individuals include the medical front liners, persons suspected of being infected and those found to be COVID 19 positive. As

Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, supporting the bill strengthening protection against online sexual abuse and exploitation of children

The current pandemic has exposed an increase in the number of cases involving online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC). The Department of Justice noted a 264.6 percent increase in OSAEC cases from May to March 2020 alone. With