Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the alleged rape of an 18-year old student by two cops in Cavite
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) strongly condemns the alleged rape of an 18-year old student by two cops in Bacoor, Cavite. Rape is a heinous crime that inflicts physical, psychological, and emotional harm to victims. When alleged perpetrators are law enforcement officers, it consequently undermines the very institution sworn to protect and serve the […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights condemning the use of an improvised explosive device by armed rebels in Masbate
Under the International Humanitarian Law (IHL), state and non-state combatants are duty bound to ensure that means and methods of armed conflicts are neither excessive nor disproportionate to their objectives. Expedient and feasible precautions must thus be made by parties involved in order to avoid harm to innocent civilians. To this end, the Commission on […]
